The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fox River Grove you can figure out when it's possible to plant indian cress by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

Indian cress require warm weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Fox River Grove 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

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Fox River Grove. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fox River Grove may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fox River Grove you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your indian cress if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fox River Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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