One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Glassport you will be able to determine when it's the best time to plant garden cress.

Planting Calendar for Garden cress

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

Since garden cress are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Glassport 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. If you wait any later than that and your garden cress may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your garden cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Glassport. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Glassport is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Glassport there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your garden cress if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glassport

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.

Plants to Grow in Glassport

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