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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Revere it's a good idea 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 when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably not a good idea to plant indian cress until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Revere 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. If you wait any later than that and 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

In Revere the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Revere is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Revere you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your indian cress if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Revere

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Revere

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