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.

A way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant corn salad is to check out the USDA zone info for Oak Ridge.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

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

You really shouldn't plant corn salad until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Oak Ridge 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your corn salad indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Oak Ridge. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Oak Ridge is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Oak Ridge you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your corn salad if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oak Ridge

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 Oak Ridge

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Oak Ridge.