One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Kosciusko should be read to figure out when to plant corn.

Planting Calendar for Corn

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

Corn require warm weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Kosciusko. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Kosciusko is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Kosciusko it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your corn in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kosciusko

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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