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

By using the USDA zone info for Choctaw you should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant garden cress.

Planting Calendar for Garden cress

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

It's a bad idea to plant garden cress until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Choctaw 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your garden cress may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your garden cress indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Choctaw. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Choctaw is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Choctaw you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your garden cress if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Choctaw

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 Choctaw

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