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.

The USDA zone info for Hamilton can be reffered to in order to estimate when it's a good idea to plant indian cress.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

Indian cress require warm weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Hamilton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your indian cress may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your indian cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Hamilton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hamilton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hamilton last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your indian cress in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hamilton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

Plants to Grow in Hamilton

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Hamilton.