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.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Catoosa should be figured out 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 are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Catoosa 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your corn salad indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Catoosa. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Catoosa is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Catoosa you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your corn salad if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Catoosa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Catoosa

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Catoosa.