When to Plant Corn salad in Williston, ND

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Williston you should be able to figure out when you can plant corn salad.


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 can not plant corn salad until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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 Williston is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your corn salad indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Williston. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Williston is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Williston there is a last frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your corn salad in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Williston

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-30°F
Highest Expected Low-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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