One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 earliest that you can plant bittercress in Jeannette can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bittercress

Frost tolerance for bittercress:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Bittercress do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bittercress in Jeannette is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Jeannette. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Jeannette may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Jeannette you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your bittercress in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jeannette

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.

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