I just got the last of my corn planted on Father's Day zone 5

[pheasantplucker]

I know it's late. I would have had the corn in a month before if it weren't for all the rain. Anyone else ever put sweet corn in this late? Maybe things will cool off some and we'll have a longer growing season, so I can have a few ears.

[7thswan]

How many days does the corn say(on the package). I'm going to put in somemore 90 day corn. The moles got a part of my corn patch and I figured what the heck. I'm in zone 5, but usally my corn is over 6' 4th of july.

[Txsteader]

We planted our crop more than a month late because of wet soil, but still managed to have a pretty good harvest, so maybe you'll have good luck, too.

[uncle Will in In.]

You can plant on July 4th and still get corn by frost on an average year in the middle of zone 5.
A friend used to do custom hog roasting for people, and he planted some late sweet corn to sell to his customers early in the fall.

[rileyjo]

I have some 85 day heirloom corn that I'm going to plant July 1st long weekend. If we get a warm dry September it should be okay.

[Joshie]

Originally Posted by uncle Will in In.

You can plant on July 4th and still get corn by frost on an average year in the middle of zone 5.
A friend used to do custom hog roasting for people, and he planted some late sweet corn to sell to his customers early in the fall.

Really?

Cool. I figured it was too late. We just keep having rain and it's so very hard to get into the garden. Onions look lovely but I've only got part of the peas in and none of my beans. It's either raining or with humidity feels like it's 100º to 111.º

This is even worse than last year.

[MaineFarmMom]

Originally Posted by uncle Will in In.

You can plant on July 4th and still get corn by frost on an average year in the middle of zone 5.
A friend used to do custom hog roasting for people, and he planted some late sweet corn to sell to his customers early in the fall.

How are you determining frost dates for a hardiness zone that only tells you the average annual coldest temperature? If I waited that long (yes, I'm in 5) I'd lose my corn before it was ripe.

Is anyone paying attention to what zones really are? They have nothing to do with frost dates, temps, rain fall or anything related to summer.

[Alice In TX/MO]

Planting zones explained:
http://www.backyardgardener.com/zone/index.html

Average first and last frost dates:
http://www.victoryseeds.com/frost/

[rileyjo]

One of the most useful garden tools is the power of observation. Get to know the soil and the growing conditions of where you live and that will tell what you can do.

I live on an Island. The spring weather is cool and windy, making it close to a zone 4. After the lake heats up, it releases that heat long into the fall. I can grow tomatoes into November making it closer to Zone 6 conditions. I get a 6 week longer season than my friend who lives only an hour north on the mainland.

if you have seed and space to spare, go for it. I am having drought conditions so I'm betting that I'll have a warm enough fall to make it worth taking a chance. I planted late last year too and tho it wasnt a great harvest I did get enough corn for fresh eating, grinding and saving seed.

[sunshinytraci]

Last year where I am (n. Michigan) our entire September was hot hot hot and your corn would have been fine. The year before that, probably not. Hope for the best. I would say, if it's not too big, water it if it gets dry, fertilize it well, keep it weed free, and talk and sing to it - anything to get it to grow as fast as it can. Hopefully it's an early maturing sort.

Good luck!

[FarmboyBill]

When I had a farmers mkt, I would plant r rows of corn every week up to 2nd week in June, But this is Okla, Z 6/7 I dont remember right now. It never did any good, as I didnt have the water for it, comeing on that late. Looked more like popcorn

[marvella]

zone 6/7 here. one year i planted 90 day corn on the 4th and got a crop but i would not depend on it. it's certainly worth a try.

isn't it too late for peas in your area?

[Judy in IN]

I hate to admit this, but we didn't get the 2nd garden in until the 12th of June. I know all about that rain you're talking about!

The first garden was later than I like, but we're getting cukes and yellow squash already.

Some sweet corn in our area is already tasseling, so I feel pretty silly with our 6-8" plants, but we got the shortest season corn we could find. (69 days)

I hope you get lots of corn.

[Tarheel]

Here in Carolina we plant early, usually just before Easter. Try to beat the worms, deer, drought, etc. We have already canned green beans and the corn is coming off tomorrow to freeze.

[Dexter]

Originally Posted by uncle Will in In.

You can plant on July 4th and still get corn by frost on an average year in the middle of zone 5.
A friend used to do custom hog roasting for people, and he planted some late sweet corn to sell to his customers early in the fall.

In my zone 6 if it isn't 'knee high by the first of July' you're not getting corn.
So, zone has little to do with it. Zone is the average minimum temp and applies more to hardiness of perennial/shrubs/trees etc. Annuals are quite different.

[uncle Will in In.]

Zone 5 in Ohio, and zone 5 in Indiana are a close match weather wise. Also they are both in the corn belt. The biggest hold up for late corn is the rainfall. We often get an extended dry spell during that period, and unless you can water your corn, it may not amount to a hoot. Another reason for not getting late sweet corn, is not putting the seed in the ground.
This year we have had so much rain that much of the field corn planted early didn't make it, and it's too wet for late planting. Hay that should have been cut a month ago is still in the field, and flattened by the beating rains and high winds that come 3 or 4 times a week.

[pheasantplucker]

92 days...Silver Queen. That should put it into late September...Probably going to feed the deer and coons anyway.

[jwal10]

I have 1 more planting to do this weekend. I plant every 2 weeks. Some years it makes, some not but it makes good compost anyway....James