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When to Plant Corn: Planting Dates by State

The right time to plant corn depends on your local frost dates. Direct sow at last frost to 2 weeks after, once soil reaches 60F; does not transplant well. Succession sow every 2 weeks.

Days to maturity 60–100 days

Corn Planting Windows by State

StatePlanting window across the state
AlabamaSow outdoors Feb 21 (Mobile) to Apr 6 (Jacksonville)
AlaskaSow outdoors Apr 4 (Ketchikan) to Jun 11 (Kalifornsky)
ArizonaSow outdoors Jan 4 (Bullhead City) to Jun 4 (Flagstaff)
ArkansasSow outdoors Mar 13 (Texarkana) to Apr 12 (Centerton)
CaliforniaSow outdoors Dec 29 (San Mateo) to May 27 (Big Bear City)
ColoradoSow outdoors Apr 14 (Grand Junction) to Jun 21 (Edwards)
ConnecticutSow outdoors Apr 5 (Bridgeport) to May 8 (Torrington)
DelawareSow outdoors Mar 30 (Claymont) to Apr 19 (Hockessin)
District of ColumbiaSow outdoors Mar 24 (Washington) to Apr 9 (Chevy Chase)
FloridaSow outdoors Jan 15 (Sarasota) to Mar 21 (Crestview)
GeorgiaSow outdoors Feb 2 (St. Marys) to Apr 11 (Cartersville)
IdahoSow outdoors Apr 6 (Lewiston) to May 17 (Eagle)
IllinoisSow outdoors Apr 1 (Granite City) to May 1 (Roscoe)
IndianaSow outdoors Mar 29 (Evansville) to May 2 (Auburn)
IowaSow outdoors Apr 10 (Keokuk) to May 3 (Grinnell)
KansasSow outdoors Apr 4 (Kansas City) to Apr 28 (Garden City)
KentuckySow outdoors Mar 31 (Louisville) to May 1 (Shelbyville)
LouisianaSow outdoors Jan 24 (Metairie) to Mar 17 (Minden)
MaineSow outdoors Apr 25 (Lewiston) to May 16 (Sanford)
MarylandSow outdoors Mar 22 (California) to Apr 24 (Westminster)
MassachusettsSow outdoors Apr 4 (Boston) to May 10 (North Adams)
MichiganSow outdoors Apr 19 (Port Huron) to May 19 (Cadillac)
MinnesotaSow outdoors Apr 21 (Winona) to Jun 5 (Hibbing)
MississippiSow outdoors Feb 12 (Biloxi) to Apr 3 (Oxford)
MissouriSow outdoors Mar 26 (Sikeston) to Apr 21 (Kirksville)
MontanaSow outdoors May 5 (Laurel) to Jun 13 (Butte)
NebraskaSow outdoors Apr 15 (Elkhorn) to May 11 (Alliance)
NevadaSow outdoors Jan 20 (Henderson) to Jun 6 (Spring Creek)
New HampshireSow outdoors Apr 21 (Salem) to May 14 (Berlin)
New JerseySow outdoors Mar 26 (Atlantic City) to Apr 30 (Manville)
New MexicoSow outdoors Feb 28 (Chaparral) to May 24 (Las Vegas)
New YorkSow outdoors Mar 26 (Elmhurst) to May 17 (Corning)
North CarolinaSow outdoors Mar 18 (Morehead City) to May 2 (Boone)
North DakotaSow outdoors May 4 (Wahpeton) to May 21 (Beulah)
OhioSow outdoors Apr 8 (Cleveland) to May 8 (Girard)
OklahomaSow outdoors Mar 15 (Ardmore) to Apr 18 (Guymon)
OregonSow outdoors Feb 11 (Beaverton) to Jun 9 (Altamont)
PennsylvaniaSow outdoors Mar 30 (Philadelphia) to May 15 (Hermitage)
Rhode IslandSow outdoors Apr 7 (Newport) to May 1 (Narragansett)
South CarolinaSow outdoors Feb 4 (Charleston) to Apr 20 (Gaffney)
South DakotaSow outdoors Apr 26 (Tea) to May 12 (Ellsworth Air Force Base)
TennesseeSow outdoors Mar 16 (New South Memphis) to Apr 21 (Bristol)
TexasSow outdoors Jan 8 (Edinburg) to Apr 21 (Dumas)
UtahSow outdoors Mar 14 (Saint George) to Jun 4 (Heber City)
VermontSow outdoors Apr 29 (Burlington) to May 20 (Morristown)
VirginiaSow outdoors Mar 16 (Newport News) to Apr 26 (Radford)
WashingtonSow outdoors Mar 1 (Port Townsend) to May 30 (Cheney)
West VirginiaSow outdoors Apr 12 (Huntington) to May 6 (Beckley)
WisconsinSow outdoors Apr 19 (Kenosha) to May 11 (Merrill)
WyomingSow outdoors May 4 (Worland) to Jun 12 (Evanston)

Pick a state for city-by-city dates. For the most precise dates, look up your ZIP code.

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