When to Plant Corn salad in Harrodsburg, KY

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Harrodsburg you can determine when it's the best time to plant corn salad by reviewing 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 when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant corn salad until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

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 Harrodsburg 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your corn salad indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Harrodsburg. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Harrodsburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Harrodsburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your corn salad if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Harrodsburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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