When to Plant Snap beans in Winfield, IL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant snap beans in Winfield by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Snap beans

Frost tolerance for snap beans: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Snap beans do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Winfield is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant snap beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your snap beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your snap beans indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Winfield. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Winfield may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Winfield there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your snap beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Winfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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