The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when you can plant corn salad is to check out the USDA zone info for Cicero.

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 the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Cicero 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your corn salad may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your corn salad indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Cicero. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cicero is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Cicero there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your corn salad if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cicero

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Cicero

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