One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 figure out when you can plant corn salad by referring to the USDA zone info for Twentynine Palms.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

Frost tolerance for corn salad:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's not a good idea to plant corn salad until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Twentynine Palms 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 corn salad and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your corn salad may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your corn salad indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Twentynine Palms is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Twentynine Palms it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your corn salad in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Twentynine Palms

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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