When to plant Green beans

The planting dates depend on your average frost dates. Enter a ZIP code to get yours, or read the USDA table below.

Earliest safe spring planting dates: snap beans
Average last freezePlant
Jan 30Feb 1 – Apr 1
Feb 8Feb 1 – May 1
Feb 18Mar 1 – May 1
Feb 28Mar 10 – May 15
Mar 10Mar 15 – May 15
Mar 20Mar 15 – May 25
Mar 30Apr 1 – June 1
Apr 10Apr 10 – June 30
Apr 20Apr 25 – June 30
Apr 30May 10 – June 30
May 10May 10 – June 30
May 20May 15 – June 30
May 30May 25 – June 15
June 10Not listed
Latest safe fall planting dates: snap beans
Average first freezePlant by
Aug 30Not listed
Sept 10May 15 – June 15
Sept 20June 1 – July 1
Sept 30June 1 – July 10
Oct 10June 15 – July 20
Oct 20July 1 – Aug 1
Oct 30July 1 – Aug 15
Nov 10July 1 – Sept 1
Nov 20July 1 – Sept 10
Nov 30Aug 15 – Sept 20
Dec 10Sept 1 – 30
Dec 20Sept 1 – Nov 1

Source: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), “Suburban and Farm Vegetable Gardens,” tables 4 and 5. The bulletin scan.

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