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 Farmington you can estimate when it's possible to plant corn salad 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 the last frost.

It's 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 Farmington 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Farmington. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Farmington is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Farmington it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your corn salad in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Farmington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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