Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Sanger you will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant indian cress.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

Frost tolerance for indian cress:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

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

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Sanger is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your indian cress may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your indian cress indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Sanger. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sanger is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sanger you get a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your indian cress in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sanger

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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