One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant corn salad by checking out the USDA zone info for Massapequa Park.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

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

Since corn salad require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Massapequa Park 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. Starting your corn salad indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Massapequa Park. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Massapequa Park is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Massapequa Park you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your corn salad in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Massapequa Park

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 Massapequa Park

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