Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Palm Beach Gardens you can determine when to plant garden cress by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Garden cress

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

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

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Palm Beach Gardens 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. Any later than that and your garden cress may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your garden cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Palm Beach Gardens. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Palm Beach Gardens it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your garden cress if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach Gardens

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.

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