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

The USDA zone info for Eagle can be reffered to in order to estimate when you can plant indian cress.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

Indian cress are not cold tolerant which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Eagle 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. Any later than that and your indian cress may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your indian cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Eagle. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Eagle is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Eagle it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your indian cress if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Eagle

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