When to Plant Green beans in Titusville, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant green beans by checking out the USDA zone info for Titusville.

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Planting Calendar for Green beans

Frost tolerance for green beans: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant green beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

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

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Titusville 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 green beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your green beans may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your green beans indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Titusville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Titusville is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Titusville you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your green beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Titusville

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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