One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Kerrville you should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant string beans.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

Since string beans do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Kerrville 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 string beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your string beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Kerrville. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kerrville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Kerrville there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your string beans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kerrville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

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

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