Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when you can plant corn is to look at the USDA zone info for Socorro.

Planting Calendar for Corn

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

Corn are not cold tolerant which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Socorro. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Socorro may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Socorro there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your corn if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Socorro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Socorro

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Socorro.