Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Sulphur Springs can be reffered to in order to determine when it's a good idea to plant indian cress.

Planting Calendar for Indian cress

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

Since indian cress are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant indian cress in Sulphur Springs 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. Starting your indian cress indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Sulphur Springs. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sulphur Springs is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sulphur Springs there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your indian cress if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sulphur Springs

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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