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 common way of estimating when you can plant indian cress is to look at the USDA zone info for Tracy.

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 require warm 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 Tracy 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. Any later than that and your indian cress may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your indian cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Tracy. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Tracy is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Tracy you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your indian cress if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tracy

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Tracy

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Tracy.