The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when you can plant runner beans by reviewing the USDA zone info for Honolulu.

Planting Calendar for Runner beans

Frost tolerance for runner beans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since runner beans require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant runner beans in Honolulu is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant runner beans and expect a good harvest is probably November. If you wait any later than that and your runner beans may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your runner beans indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Honolulu it never frosts. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 50°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Honolulu is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since it never frosts in Honolulu you do not have to be ready to cover your runner beans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Honolulu

Here is the info for USDA Zone 12a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	50°F
Highest Expected Low	55°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 50°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 55°F.

Plants to Grow in Honolulu

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Honolulu.