One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

A common way of determining when it's possible to plant corn salad is to refer to the USDA zone info for Edenton.

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 all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Edenton 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. Any later than that and 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

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Edenton. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Edenton and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Edenton last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your corn salad in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edenton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Edenton

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