One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

One way of making a decision about when you can plant garden cress is to consult the USDA zone info for Boone.

Planting Calendar for Garden cress

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

You should not plant garden cress until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Boone 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your garden cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Boone may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Boone it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your garden cress if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boone

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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