Watercress · Bahadurgarh, Haryana, India
When to plant watercress in Bahadurgarh
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A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
7 January
In Bahadurgarh, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
1 Apr - 31 Oct
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Bahadurgarh
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Import into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Dates use the selected risk level and are planning estimates, not frost alerts.
Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.
Harvest
1 Apr - 31 Oct
Watercress through the year
Against the frost risk in Bahadurgarh
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in Bahadurgarh
July has the highest average precipitation (179 mm); November has the lowest (4 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.
During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.
Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.
Monthly growing conditions in Bahadurgarh
Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.
| Month | Average low | Average high | Frost days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C (44.1°F)44.1°F (6.7°C) | 22.3°C (72.1°F)72.1°F (22.3°C) | 0.2 |
| February | 9.7°C (49.5°F)49.5°F (9.7°C) | 26.5°C (79.6°F)79.6°F (26.5°C) | 0.0 |
| March | 15.3°C (59.5°F)59.5°F (15.3°C) | 32.8°C (91°F)91°F (32.8°C) | 0.0 |
| April | 21.6°C (70.9°F)70.9°F (21.6°C) | 39°C (102.3°F)102.3°F (39°C) | 0.0 |
| May | 26.9°C (80.4°F)80.4°F (26.9°C) | 42.4°C (108.3°F)108.3°F (42.4°C) | 0.0 |
| June | 29.4°C (84.9°F)84.9°F (29.4°C) | 41.8°C (107.2°F)107.2°F (41.8°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 28.3°C (82.9°F)82.9°F (28.3°C) | 37.6°C (99.6°F)99.6°F (37.6°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 26.2°C (79.2°F)79.2°F (26.2°C) | 34.7°C (94.5°F)94.5°F (34.7°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 23.8°C (74.8°F)74.8°F (23.8°C) | 34.5°C (94°F)94°F (34.5°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 19.2°C (66.5°F)66.5°F (19.2°C) | 33.4°C (92°F)92°F (33.4°C) | 0.0 |
| November | 13.7°C (56.7°F)56.7°F (13.7°C) | 28.8°C (83.9°F)83.9°F (28.8°C) | 0.0 |
| December | 8.8°C (47.8°F)47.8°F (8.8°C) | 24.1°C (75.4°F)75.4°F (24.1°C) | 0.0 |
For watercress, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.
Local growing check
Before choosing watercress for Bahadurgarh
- July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 179 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.
Before you plant watercress
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 10°C (50°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
- Frost tolerance does not make saturated or frozen soil suitable for planting. Wait until the bed can be worked without smearing or compacting it.
- Check mature size, drainage and cultivar suitability before choosing a permanent position. A suitable planting window does not guarantee long-term survival or fruiting.
Use a clean, controlled water supply
Provide consistently wet growing conditions using clean water and a manageable container system. Utah State advises against gathering wild watercress because pollutants can cause illness; do not treat an unknown stream as a source of safe salad leaves.
Harvest tender shoots from healthy plants and keep the growing area clean. Monitor water and plant quality rather than treating the sowing date as evidence that the leaves are safe to eat.
What to record this season
Was water quality maintained, and did heat or flowering change leaf quality? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.
Further reading: Utah State University: Watercress in the Garden . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.
This is regional US cultivation guidance. Variety recommendations and calendar months need a local check before use elsewhere.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Provide consistently wet growing conditions using clean water and a manageable container system. Utah State advises against gathering wild watercress because pollutants can cause illness; do not treat an unknown stream as a source of safe salad leaves.
Cold tolerance varies with cultivar, plant age, acclimatisation and the duration of a freeze. A plant surviving frost does not mean its leaves, heads, flowers or developing crop will remain undamaged. Check the forecast and the variety's local advice.
Watercress are planted once and then left in place, so there is no sowing offset to resolve. What matters in Bahadurgarh is the shape of the year: this crop is dormant through the winter and is planted while it sleeps, any time between leaf fall in autumn and the restart of growth in spring, so long as the ground is neither frozen nor waterlogged. That is why the window below spans the cold months rather than sitting in the middle of the growing season.
Bahadurgarh is zone 10b, within the crop's general range. This is an initial cold-hardiness check; cultivar, exposure, drainage and unusual winters can still change the outcome.
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Growing watercress in Bahadurgarh
Can I grow watercress in Bahadurgarh?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 179 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
When might watercress be ready to harvest in Bahadurgarh?
The estimated period is 1 Apr - 31 Oct, based on 50 to 60 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.
How much frost will watercress tolerate?
Cold tolerance varies with cultivar, plant age, acclimatisation and the duration of a freeze. A plant surviving frost does not mean its leaves, heads, flowers or developing crop will remain undamaged. Check the forecast and the variety's local advice.