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

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant corn by using the USDA zone info for Sequim.

Planting Calendar for Corn

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

It's a bad idea to plant corn until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant corn in Sequim 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your corn indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Sequim. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sequim is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sequim you get a frost after March 15 so always be ready to cover your corn if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sequim

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Sequim

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