The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. 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 indian cress in Addison should be figured out 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.

You can not plant indian cress until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Addison 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your indian cress may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your indian cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Addison. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Addison may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Addison you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your indian cress in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Addison

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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