One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when you can plant indian cress by reviewing the USDA zone info for Presidio.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

Indian cress are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Presidio 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 indian cress and expect a good harvest is probably September. 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

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

Since the USDA zone info for Presidio is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Presidio it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your indian cress in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Presidio

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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