One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant corn salad in Bastrop should be figured out by checking out 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.

You can not plant corn salad until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Bastrop 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. 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 Bastrop. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bastrop is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bastrop it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your corn salad if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bastrop

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 Bastrop

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