One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The USDA zone info for Kokomo should be looked at to estimate when you can plant corn salad.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

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

It's not a good idea to plant corn salad until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Kokomo 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 fully mature. Starting your corn salad indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Kokomo and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Kokomo you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your corn salad if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kokomo

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.

Plants to Grow in Kokomo

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