One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

In Mountain Grove you can determine when it's a good idea to plant rock cress by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Rock Cress

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

Rock Cress do well in cold which means that you can get them planted much earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mountain Grove. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mountain Grove may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mountain Grove last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your rock cress if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mountain Grove

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 Mountain Grove

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