One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant corn salad by using the USDA zone info for Taft.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

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

Corn salad require warm weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Taft 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Taft. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Taft may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Taft it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your corn salad if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Taft

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Taft

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Taft.