One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 Palos Heights should be reviewed to determine when it's a good idea to plant indian cress.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

Since indian cress are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Palos Heights 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your indian cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Palos Heights the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Palos Heights is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Palos Heights it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your indian cress if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palos Heights

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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