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.

In Ferndale you can determine when it's the best time to plant garden cress by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Garden cress

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant garden cress until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant garden cress in Ferndale 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 garden cress and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your garden cress may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your garden cress indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Ferndale. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ferndale may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Ferndale there is a last frost after March 15 so always be ready to cover your garden cress in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ferndale

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.

Plants to Grow in Ferndale

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