The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. 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 estimating when it's a good idea to plant corn salad is to look at the USDA zone info for El Monte.

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 a bad idea to plant corn salad until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in El Monte 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your corn salad may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your corn salad indoors.

Last Frost Date

In El Monte the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for El Monte is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in El Monte last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your corn salad if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for El Monte

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 El Monte

You may be interested in your other planting guides for El Monte.