The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant purple rock cress in Eastman can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Purple Rock Cress

Frost tolerance for purple rock cress:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant purple rock cress a lot earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant purple rock cress in Eastman 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 purple rock cress and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your purple rock cress may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your purple rock cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Eastman. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Eastman is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Eastman you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your purple rock cress if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eastman

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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