One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

You can estimate when you can plant garden cress in Carolina Beach by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Garden cress

Frost tolerance for garden cress:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant garden cress until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Carolina Beach 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. If you wait any later than that and your garden cress may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your garden cress indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Carolina Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Carolina Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Carolina Beach last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your garden cress in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carolina Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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