Vegetables
Sweet Corn
Plant in a block, not a row, so the flowers pollinate each other.
Zea mays · Vegetables · Annual or seasonal
When to plant Sweet Corn in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Sow seed
- Cool — Feb, Nov
- Temperate — Oct
- Subtropical — Feb, Mar, Sep, Nov
- Tropical — Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec
- Arid — Sep, Oct, Dec
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | Feb, NovDetailsSow in February. Sow in November. | OctDetailsSow in October. | Feb, Mar, Sep, NovDetailsSow in February-March. Sow in September. Sow in November. | Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, DecDetailsSow in March-October. Sow in December. | Sep, Oct, DecDetailsSow in September-October. Sow in December. |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Care guidance
Sourced advice for Sweet Corn that isn't tied to a month.
- Grow in blocks 30-40cm apart to aid pollination.
- Check ears about two weeks after flowering; harvest timing is anchored on flowering, which GrowCal does not yet record.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
Related planting guides
Other plants in the GrowCal dataset, mostly from the same category.
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