PA farmers... Late season corn??

[The Bearded Farmer]

Is it to late to plant corn?? I have a pretty sizeable area to plant since my beans finished up. I'd like to throw some corn in but I'm not sure if its to late.

I'm in zone 6/7 the average first freeze date is October 20th.

Any thought or am I nuts?

[TheWaterbug]

I'm wayyy across the country in California, but I'm going to try a second patch of corn. I just finished breaking up the soil, so I can plant soon.

I bought some Bodacious seed, a 75 day variety, and I'm aiming for harvest on October 23rd, which is when we are planning to have a pre-Halloween party.

Counting backwards 75 days puts me at August 8th for planting, but I'm wondering if the relatively cooler weather and shorter days in Sep/Oct is going to make the corn mature later.

I could put it in as early as tomorrow if it were the right thing to do.

Does later planting mean longer to maturity? Or just smaller ears?

[2cents]

If you have an ideal spot, corn is possible
I'm SW Ohio and after July 4th is difficult, but I've had some limited success

[stella1751]

I'm growing Yukon Chief this year. It's a 55-day heirloom corn that gets only 3 feet high. The neighbor across the street felt duty bound to tell me that it hadn't made "knee high by the fourth of July," and I told her it depended upon whose knees one meant

I planted the first planting on June 1, and it should be ready in two weeks. I haven't tasted it yet so can't tell you how good it is. It seems to really like this heat we have had this year and has survived a major hail storm. For hardiness in adverse climates, it's a great corn!