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.

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant sweet corn is to consult the USDA zone info for Depew.

Planting Calendar for Sweet corn

Frost tolerance for sweet corn:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweet corn do ok in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet corn in Depew is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweet corn and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your sweet corn may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet corn indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Depew is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Depew last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your sweet corn if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Depew

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 Depew

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