One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Grayslake you can figure out when you can plant corn salad by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

Frost tolerance for corn salad:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

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

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Grayslake 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 really do well. 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 has passed is on April 15 in Grayslake. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Grayslake may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Grayslake you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your corn salad if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grayslake

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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