One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 USDA zone info for Stillwater can be reviewed to estimate when to plant corn salad.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

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

You should not plant corn salad until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Stillwater 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 few weeks earlier by starting your corn salad indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Stillwater. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Stillwater is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Stillwater it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your corn salad if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Stillwater

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 Stillwater

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