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.

It's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant bittercress by using the USDA zone info for High Springs.

Planting Calendar for Bittercress

Frost tolerance for bittercress:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant bittercress slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bittercress in High Springs 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 bittercress and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bittercress may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bittercress indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in High Springs. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for High Springs may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in High Springs it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to protect your bittercress in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for High Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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