When to Plant Corn salad in Crestview, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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.

It's possible to determine when you can plant corn salad by checking out the USDA zone info for Crestview.


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.

Since corn salad do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant corn salad
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant corn salad
Probably not a good time to plant corn salad

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Crestview 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 really do well. If you are starting your corn salad indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Crestview. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Crestview is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Crestview you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your corn salad in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Crestview

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Crestview

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