When to Plant Snap beans in Hibbing, MN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant snap beans in Hibbing by referring to 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.

Since snap beans require warm weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant snap beans
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant snap beans
Probably not a good time to plant snap beans

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Hibbing is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Hibbing. It might get as low as -35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hibbing is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hibbing there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your snap beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hibbing

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-35°F
Highest Expected Low-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

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