When to Plant Pole beans in Inver Grove Heights, MN

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant pole beans in Inver Grove Heights by looking at the USDA zone info.

Create beautiful hand-made plants at forever-plants.com

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

Pole beans require warm weather which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant pole beans
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant pole beans
Probably not a good time to plant pole beans

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Inver Grove Heights 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 pole beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your pole beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pole beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Inver Grove Heights. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Inver Grove Heights may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Inver Grove Heights there is a last frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your pole beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Inver Grove Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Inver Grove Heights

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Inver Grove Heights.