One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

You should be able to estimate when you can plant corn by checking out the USDA zone info for Clovis.

Planting Calendar for Corn

Frost tolerance for corn:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant corn until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant corn in Clovis is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant corn and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your corn may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your corn indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Clovis the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clovis is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Clovis it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your corn in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clovis

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Clovis

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