The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when to plant corn is to refer to the USDA zone info for Tavares.

Planting Calendar for Corn

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

Since corn do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn in Tavares 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your corn indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Tavares. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Tavares is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Tavares you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your corn if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tavares

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 Tavares

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