When to Plant Indian cress in Kermit, TX

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant indian cress in Kermit should be determined by looking at 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.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant indian cress
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant indian cress
Probably not a good time to plant indian cress

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Kermit 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. If you wait any later than that and 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 all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Kermit. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kermit is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Kermit there is a last frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your indian cress in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kermit

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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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