When to Plant Indian cress in Sidney, MT

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when you can plant indian cress is to check out the USDA zone info for Sidney.


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.

Indian cress require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant indian cress
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Probably not a good time to plant indian cress

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Sidney is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. If you are starting your indian cress indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Sidney. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sidney is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sidney you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your indian cress if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sidney

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-30°F
Highest Expected Low-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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