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 figure out when it's possible to plant garden cress by reviewing the USDA zone info for North Palm Beach.

Planting Calendar for Garden cress

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

You can not plant garden cress until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in North Palm 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your garden cress may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your garden cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in North Palm Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for North Palm Beach is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in North Palm Beach there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your garden cress if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Palm Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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