One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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.

The earliest that you can plant sweet corn in Kingsburg can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweet corn

Frost tolerance for sweet corn:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since sweet corn do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Kingsburg. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kingsburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Kingsburg it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your sweet corn if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kingsburg

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 Kingsburg

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