Crop dates by place

Corn, sweet Planting Dates by State and Region

Published corn, sweet planting windows for 6 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.

Across the 3 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Jan 1 (Central Florida) and as late as Oct 1 (South Florida). The middle of the range starts around Mar 1.

Corn, sweet windows by place
Place	Planting	Harvest
Central Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Jan–Apr
Central North Carolina	Planting: mid Mar to end of May (direct seed)
Eastern North Carolina	Planting: mid Mar to end of May (direct seed)
North Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Mar–Apr Aug
South Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Oct–Mar
Western North Carolina	Planting: mid Apr to end of Jun (direct seed)

Calendar view

Corn, sweet calendar by place
Item	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	Oct	Nov	Dec
Central Florida planting	Planting window in January	Planting window in February	Planting window in March	Planting window in April
Central North Carolina planting	Timing in table above
Eastern North Carolina planting	Timing in table above
North Florida planting			Planting window in March	Planting window in April
South Florida planting	Planting window in January	Planting window in February	Planting window in March		Planting window in October	Planting window in November	Planting window in December
Western North Carolina planting	Timing in table above

Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.

Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: UF/IFAS Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide (VH021), Table 1.