Crop directory
Sweet Corn across all 50 states.
- Zea mays var. saccharata
- Vegetable
- Frost Sensitive
- 65–100 days to maturity
- Soil-temp ≥ 55°F
Sweet Corn (Zea mays var. saccharata) is a vegetable crop with a frost sensitive frost profile. Across all 50 states, 49 have sweet corn as a primary crop, 1 as secondary, 0 as limited, and 0 as trial-only.
Agronomy reference
Sweet Corn agronomy.
Soil-temp minimum
55°F
Soil-temp optimum
60–85°F
Days to maturity
65–100
Water (in/wk)
1–1.5"
Soil pH
6–6.8
Nitrogen demand
high
Growing-degree-day requirement: 1400 GDD (base 50°F) from planting to maturity.
Source: plants.usda.gov
Primary in 49 states
Commercially significant or common.
- AlabamaZone 8aSpring · March 25–April 29
- AlaskaZone 4aSpring · May 25–June 29
- ArizonaZone 8bSpring · March 15–April 19
- ArkansasZone 7bSpring · April 5–May 10
- CaliforniaZone 9aSpring · March 1–April 5
- ColoradoZone 5bSpring · May 10–June 14
- ConnecticutZone 6bSpring · April 25–May 30
- DelawareZone 7aSpring · April 15–May 20
- FloridaZone 9bSpring · February 15–March 21
- GeorgiaZone 8aSpring · March 25–April 29
- IdahoZone 5bSpring · May 15–June 19
- IllinoisZone 6aSpring · April 25–May 30
- IndianaZone 6aSpring · May 1–June 5
- IowaZone 5aSpring · May 5–June 9
- KansasZone 6aSpring · April 25–May 30
- KentuckyZone 6bSpring · April 20–May 25
- LouisianaZone 9aSpring · March 5–April 9
- MaineZone 5aSpring · May 15–June 19
- MarylandZone 7aSpring · April 15–May 20
- MassachusettsZone 6aSpring · May 1–June 5
- MichiganZone 5bSpring · May 10–June 14
- MinnesotaZone 4aSpring · May 15–June 19
- MississippiZone 8aSpring · March 25–April 29
- MissouriZone 6bSpring · April 20–May 25
- MontanaZone 4bSpring · May 20–June 24
- NebraskaZone 5aSpring · May 5–June 9
- NevadaZone 7aSpring · April 25–May 30
- New HampshireZone 5bSpring · May 15–June 19
- New JerseyZone 7aSpring · April 20–May 25
- New MexicoZone 7aSpring · April 25–May 30
- New YorkZone 5bSpring · May 10–June 14
- North CarolinaZone 7bSpring · April 5–May 10
- North DakotaZone 4aSpring · May 20–June 24
- OhioZone 6aSpring · May 1–June 5
- OklahomaZone 7aSpring · April 10–May 15
- OregonZone 8aSpring · April 20–May 25
- PennsylvaniaZone 6bSpring · April 25–May 30
- Rhode IslandZone 7aSpring · April 20–May 25
- South CarolinaZone 8aSpring · March 30–May 4
- South DakotaZone 4bSpring · May 15–June 19
- TennesseeZone 7aSpring · April 10–May 15
- TexasZone 8bSpring · March 15–April 19
- UtahZone 6bSpring · May 1–June 5
- VermontZone 5aSpring · May 15–June 19
- VirginiaZone 7aSpring · April 15–May 20
- WashingtonZone 8aSpring · April 15–May 20
- West VirginiaZone 6bSpring · April 25–May 30
- WisconsinZone 5aSpring · May 10–June 14
- WyomingZone 4bSpring · May 25–June 29
Secondary in 1 states
Grown but not at scale; often gardens, food plots, cover.
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