The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Bridgeton you can estimate when it's the best time to plant purple rock cress by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Purple Rock Cress

Frost tolerance for purple rock cress:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Purple Rock Cress do ok in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant purple rock cress in Bridgeton is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant purple rock cress and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your purple rock cress may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your purple rock cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Bridgeton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

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

USDA Zone Info for Bridgeton

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.

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