One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when it's the best time to plant garden cress is to consult the USDA zone info for Emerson.

Planting Calendar for Garden cress

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

Since garden cress require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Emerson 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. Any later than that and your garden cress may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your garden cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Emerson. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Emerson may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Emerson there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your garden cress if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Emerson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Emerson

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