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.

By using the USDA zone info for Garland you should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant indian cress.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant indian cress until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Garland. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Garland may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Garland it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to protect your indian cress if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Garland

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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