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.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Apex can be determined 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.

Since corn salad do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Apex 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

In Apex the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Apex is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Apex it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your corn salad if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Apex

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

Plants to Grow in Apex

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