One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant corn salad by referring to the USDA zone info for Glen Ellyn.

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.

You should not plant corn salad until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Glen Ellyn 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. If you wait any later than that and 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 all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Glen Ellyn. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Glen Ellyn is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Glen Ellyn you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your corn salad in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glen Ellyn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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