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

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant indian cress is to refer to the USDA zone info for Rosemead.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

Since indian cress do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Rosemead. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Rosemead may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Rosemead it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your indian cress if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rosemead

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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.

Plants to Grow in Rosemead

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