When to Plant Indian cress in Lawrenceville, GA

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.

You can estimate when you can plant indian cress in Lawrenceville by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Indian cress

Frost tolerance for indian cress: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Indian cress require warm weather which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Lawrenceville is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your indian cress may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your indian cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lawrenceville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lawrenceville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lawrenceville there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your indian cress if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lawrenceville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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