One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant garden cress in North Olmsted can be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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 do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in North Olmsted 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your garden cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for North Olmsted is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in North Olmsted it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your garden cress in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Olmsted

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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