The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In East Rockaway you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant sweet corn by using the USDA zone info.

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 mild cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet corn in East Rockaway 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet corn may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your sweet corn indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in East Rockaway. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for East Rockaway is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in East Rockaway you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your sweet corn if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Rockaway

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 East Rockaway

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