One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant corn salad is to use the USDA zone info for Corte Madera.

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.

You really shouldn't plant corn salad until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Corte Madera 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 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. Starting your corn salad indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Corte Madera the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Corte Madera is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Corte Madera there is a last frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your corn salad in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Corte Madera

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Corte Madera

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