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.

The first opportunity to plant corn salad in North Charleston should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant corn salad until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in North Charleston 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your corn salad indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in North Charleston. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Charleston is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in North Charleston last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your corn salad in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Charleston

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in North Charleston

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