One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

A common way of determining when it's a good idea to plant corn salad is to examine the USDA zone info for Sharon Hill.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

Frost tolerance for corn salad:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since corn salad do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Sharon Hill 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. 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 Sharon Hill. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Sharon Hill is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sharon Hill 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 Sharon Hill

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 Sharon Hill

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sharon Hill.