When to Plant Garden cress in Laguna Beach, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant garden cress by checking out the USDA zone info for Laguna Beach.

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Planting Calendar for Garden cress

Frost tolerance for garden cress: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Since garden cress do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant garden cress
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant garden cress
Probably not a good time to plant garden cress

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Laguna Beach is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant garden cress and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your garden cress may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your garden cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Laguna Beach. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Laguna Beach and it is different every year. Half of the time in Laguna Beach there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your garden cress in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Laguna Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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