State × crop calendar
Sweet Corn planting in Mississippi.
- Primary crop
- Zone 8a
- 225-day season
- Last frost March 25
- Vegetable
- Frost Sensitive
Sweet Corn planting in Mississippi is shaped by the state's 8a dominant hardiness zone, last frost date around March 25, and a 225-day growing season. Sweet Corn is widely grown in Mississippi — commercially significant or common in home gardens and food plots.
Planting dates on this page are climatological estimates from USDA frost-date norms and zone-typical planting offsets. Verify against Mississippi State University Extension Service for variety- and county-specific guidance.
Planting calendar — 2026
Frost-anchored windows.
Sweet Corn · Mississippi · planting calendar
Planting windows shift earlier in southern parts of the state and later in northern parts. Use last frost date in your specific county as the reference.
Planting windows
Earliest → ideal → latest.
Spring planting
Sweet CornEarliest
March 18
Ideal start
March 25
Ideal end
April 29
Latest
May 20
Soil-temp trigger
Wait for 55°F at 2-inch depth. Succession plant every 10-14 days for extended harvest.Harvest window
Typical start
May 29
Typical end
July 3
Harvest timing varies with planting date and seasonal weather — these dates are typical for the ideal planting window.
Growing notes
Sweet Corn grows well in Mississippi's typical climate. Mississippi's 225-day growing season and 8a hardiness zone support reliable production with appropriate variety selection.
Sweet Corn is widely grown in Mississippi — commercially significant or common in home gardens and food plots.
Agronomy reference
Sweet Corn fundamentals.
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.
Succession planting every 2-3 weeks extends harvest. Genotype matters: SU (standard), SE (sugar enhanced), and SH2 (supersweet) varieties have different planting requirements.
Common pests to watch
- Corn earworm
- European corn borer
- Raccoons
Pest pressure varies by region and year. Confirm current outbreaks with Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Common diseases
- Stewart's wilt
- Common rust
- Smut
Resistance varieties shift each year. Check the current variety trial report for your state.
Variety selection
Sweet Corn varieties for Mississippi live with your extension.
Variety selection
Variety performance is micro-regional and changes with each year's trial cycle. We don't republish variety lists — instead, we point directly at the source.
Mississippi State University Extension Service →Search the extension site for “sweet corn variety trial” or “recommended sweet corn varieties” to find the current report.
Yield varies significantly by variety, soil, fertility, and management. Consult your state extension service for variety performance trials in your region.
Sweet Corn timing. Live alerts.
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