The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Winchester you can estimate when you can plant corn salad by looking at 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 has passed.

Since corn salad are not cold tolerant you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Winchester 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. 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 has passed is on April 15 in Winchester. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Winchester is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Winchester there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your corn salad if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Winchester

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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