One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Gettysburg you can determine when it's a good idea to plant indian cress 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 require warm weather 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 Gettysburg 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. If you wait any later than that and your indian cress may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your indian cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Gettysburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Gettysburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Gettysburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your indian cress if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gettysburg

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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