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.

The earliest that you can plant corn in Evergreen Park can be figured out by looking at 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.

Since corn require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn in Evergreen Park 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your corn indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Evergreen Park. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Evergreen Park is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Evergreen Park you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your corn in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Evergreen Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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