When to Plant Garden cress in Elizabethtown, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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 Elizabethtown can be read to estimate when to plant garden cress.


Planting Calendar for Garden cress

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

Garden cress do not do well in cold weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Elizabethtown 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 garden cress and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your garden cress may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your garden cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Elizabethtown. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Elizabethtown is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Elizabethtown you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your garden cress if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Elizabethtown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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