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 way of determining when it's the best time to plant corn salad is to check out the USDA zone info for Osceola.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant corn salad until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Osceola 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 corn salad and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your corn salad may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your corn salad indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Osceola the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Osceola and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Osceola it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your corn salad if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Osceola

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Osceola

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