Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Wellington you can figure out when to plant corn by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Corn

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

You can not plant corn until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn in Wellington 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 and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your corn may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your corn indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Wellington. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Wellington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Wellington it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your corn if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wellington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Wellington

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