One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant corn salad in Del Mar can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

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

You can not plant corn salad until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Del Mar 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your corn salad indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Del Mar the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Del Mar and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Del Mar you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your corn salad in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Del Mar

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 Del Mar

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