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.

A way of estimating when it's the best time to plant corn salad is to use the USDA zone info for Purcellville.

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 should not 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 Purcellville 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

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Purcellville. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Purcellville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Purcellville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your corn salad in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Purcellville

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.

Plants to Grow in Purcellville

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