One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

A way of determining when it's the best time to plant rock cress is to check out the USDA zone info for Bangor.

Planting Calendar for Rock Cress

Frost tolerance for rock cress:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Rock Cress do well in cold which means that you can get them planted much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant rock cress in Bangor is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant rock cress and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your rock cress may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your rock cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Bangor. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Bangor is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bangor it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your rock cress if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bangor

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 Bangor

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