When to Plant Corn salad in Pottstown, PA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

The first chance to plant corn salad in Pottstown should be determined by using 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Corn salad require warm weather which tells us that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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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 Pottstown 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your corn salad may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your corn salad indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Pottstown. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pottstown is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pottstown last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your corn salad in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pottstown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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