One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The first chance to plant garden cress in Brenham should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Garden cress

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

It's a bad idea to plant garden cress until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Brenham 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 garden cress and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your garden cress may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your garden cress indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Brenham. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Brenham is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Brenham you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your garden cress if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brenham

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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