One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

A common way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant indian cress is to check out the USDA zone info for La Porte.

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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant indian cress until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in La Porte 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. Starting your indian cress indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in La Porte. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for La Porte is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in La Porte you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your indian cress in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for La Porte

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

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

Plants to Grow in La Porte

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