One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

By using the USDA zone info for Webster you should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant snap beans.

Planting Calendar for Snap beans

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

Since snap 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 snap beans in Webster is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snap beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your snap beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Webster. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Webster is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Webster you get a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your snap beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Webster

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

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

Plants to Grow in Webster

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