Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant purple rock cress in Fargo should be estimated 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 pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant purple rock cress in Fargo is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 August. If you wait any later than that and your purple rock cress may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your purple rock cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Fargo. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Fargo is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fargo you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to cover your purple rock cress if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fargo

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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