The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant indian cress in New Hyde Park by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

Since indian cress are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in New Hyde Park 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 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. Starting your indian cress indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in New Hyde Park. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for New Hyde Park is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in New Hyde Park last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your indian cress if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Hyde Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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