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

A way of determining when it's the best time to plant corn is to examine the USDA zone info for Beech Grove.

Planting Calendar for Corn

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

It's not a good idea to plant corn until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn in Beech Grove 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. If you wait 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Beech Grove may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Beech Grove it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your corn in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beech Grove

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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