One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant garden cress by using the USDA zone info for Memphis.

Planting Calendar for Garden cress

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

You can not plant garden cress until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Memphis 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your garden cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Memphis. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Memphis is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Memphis it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your garden cress in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Memphis

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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