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.

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant corn salad is to look at the USDA zone info for Nashville.

Planting Calendar for Corn salad

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

It's not a good idea to 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 Nashville 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Nashville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Nashville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Nashville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your corn salad if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Nashville

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.

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