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 Cloquet you can determine when it's possible to plant corn by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Corn

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

Since corn do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn in Cloquet is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. Any later than that and your corn may not have a chance to grow to maturity. 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 May 15 in Cloquet. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Cloquet is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Cloquet last frost occurs after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your corn in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cloquet

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Cloquet

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