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Sweet Corn

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Garden-fresh corn is incredibly sweet. Plant in blocks for wind pollination.

Harvest 60-100 days

Temp Range 10°C — 35°C

Quick Answer: How to Grow Sweet Corn

Sweet Corn takes 60-100 days to harvest. It grows best in 18–30°C with full sun and regular watering. Sweet Corn is not frost tolerant — wait until after the last frost to plant. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

Find the best time to plant Sweet Corn in your city →

Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Full Sun

💧

Water

Regular

❄️

Frost

Sensitive

📅

Harvest

60-100 days

Temperature Range

18-30°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 18–30°C Tolerates: 10–35°C

Tropical suitable: Yes

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Super-sweet varieties are sweetest. Eat within hours of picking for peak flavor.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: 10°C to 35°C
Optimal growing: 18°C to 30°C
Harvest in 60-100 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Sweet Corn loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.
🌱 Sweet Corn needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth.

Companion Plants for Sweet Corn

✓ Good Companions

These plants grow well alongside Sweet Corn:

BeanCucumber PumpkinSquash

✗ Avoid Planting Near

Keep these plants away from Sweet Corn:

Tomato Celery

Learn more about companion planting.

Where to Grow Sweet Corn

Sweet Corn can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Ankara, TR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Antalya, TR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Athens, GR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bari, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bergen, NO	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Berlin, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bologna, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brussels, BE	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Budapest, HU	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Catania, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cologne, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Corfu, GR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cork, IE	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dublin, IE	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Florence, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Genoa, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Izmir, TR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Krakow, PL	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Limassol, CY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
London, GB	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Lyon, FR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madrid, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Malaga, ES	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Marseille, FR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Milan, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Munich, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Naples, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nice, FR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oslo, NO	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Palermo, IT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paris, FR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto, PT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Poznan, PL	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Prague, CZ	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Rome, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Seville, ES	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sofia, BG	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Split, HR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tirana, AL	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Turin, IT	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Turku, FI	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Valencia, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Valletta, MT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Verona, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Vienna, AT	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zurich, CH	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Bali, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bandung, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Beijing, CN	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Busan, KR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Cebu, PH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chennai, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Colombo, LK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dalian, CN	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Davao, PH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delhi, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dharan, NP	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Galle, LK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harbin, CN	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Incheon, KR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Indore, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeju, KR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Karachi, PK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kochi, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kunming, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lahore, PK	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manila, PH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Osaka, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Penang, MY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pune, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Seoul, KR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Singapore, SG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surat, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Taipei, TW	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Yangon, MM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Anchorage, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Austin, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baltimore, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Boise, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buffalo, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Calgary, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Charleston, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Charlotte, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chicago, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Denver, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Detroit, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Fargo, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Halifax, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Hartford, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Havana, CU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Honolulu, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Houston, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kansas City, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Kingston, JM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Knoxville, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Little Rock, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Louisville, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Lubbock, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madison, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Miami, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Montreal, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Nashville, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
New Orleans, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
New York, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Omaha, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phoenix, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Portland, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Puebla, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Richmond, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sacramento, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
San Diego, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Francisco, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Jose, CR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Seattle, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Spokane, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tampa, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toronto, CA	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tucson, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Victoria, CA	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Accra, GH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bamako, ML	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dakar, SN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Douala, CM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Durban, ZA	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fez, MA	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Freetown, SL	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harare, ZW	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kigali, RW	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lagos, NG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Libreville, GA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Luanda, AO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Windhoek, NA	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Zanzibar, TZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 South America (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Arequipa, PE	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Belem, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bogota, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Campinas, BR	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cordoba, AR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Curitiba, BR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cusco, PE	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Fortaleza, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Georgetown, GY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Goiania, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guayaquil, EC	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
La Paz, BO	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lima, PE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manaus, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Medellin, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mendoza, AR	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Montevideo, UY	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Paramaribo, SR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port of Spain, TT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto Alegre, BR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Quito, EC	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Recife, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rio de Janeiro, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rosario, AR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Salvador, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santa Cruz, BO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santiago, CL	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Sao Paulo, BR	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Sucre, BO	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Trujillo, PE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Valparaiso, CL	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓

🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Adelaide, AU	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Auckland, NZ	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Brisbane, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairns, AU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Canberra, AU	medium										✓	✓	✓
Christchurch, NZ	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Darwin, AU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dunedin, NZ	medium										✓	✓	✓
Gold Coast, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamilton, NZ	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Hobart, AU	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Melbourne, AU	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Noumea, NC	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Perth, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Suva, FJ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sydney, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Townsville, AU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wellington, NZ	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓

🕌 Middle East (16 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abu Dhabi, AE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Amman, JO	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baghdad, IQ	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Beirut, LB	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Doha, QA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubai, AE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Erbil, IQ	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeddah, SA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuwait City, KW	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manama, BH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Muscat, OM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riyadh, SA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sana'a, YE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tabriz, IR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tehran, IR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tel Aviv, IL	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

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Sweet Corn is not frost tolerant and cannot survive winter outdoors in most temperate climates. In tropical areas (USDA Zones 10+), it may grow year-round.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Sweet Corn

When should I plant sweet corn?

The best time to plant sweet corn depends on your local climate. Sweet Corn grows best in temperatures between 18°C and 30°C (can tolerate 10°C to 35°C). Sweet Corn is not frost tolerant, so wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can sweet corn grow in tropical climates?

Yes! Sweet Corn can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Sweet Corn requires full sun and regular watering.

How long does sweet corn take to grow?

Sweet Corn typically takes 60-100 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun and regular watering. Super-sweet varieties are sweetest. Eat within hours of picking for peak flavor.

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