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

By checking out the USDA zone info for Pacific it's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant corn.

Planting Calendar for Corn

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

Since corn are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant corn in Pacific 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your corn indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Pacific. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Pacific and it is different every year. Half of the time in Pacific you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your corn if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pacific

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.

Plants to Grow in Pacific

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