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

You can estimate when to plant corn salad in Sweetwater by reviewing 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.

It's not a good idea to plant corn salad until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant corn salad in Sweetwater 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your corn salad indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sweetwater. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sweetwater is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sweetwater it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your corn salad if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sweetwater

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 Sweetwater

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sweetwater.