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

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant rock cress is to look at the USDA zone info for Lindon.

Planting Calendar for Rock Cress

Frost tolerance for rock cress:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since rock cress are very cold tolerant you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant rock cress in Lindon is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant rock cress and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your rock cress may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your rock cress indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Lindon. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lindon may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lindon it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your rock cress if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lindon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Lindon

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Lindon.