One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A way of making a decision about when to plant green beans is to check out the USDA zone info for Fairfield.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

Frost tolerance for green beans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant green beans until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Fairfield 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your green beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Fairfield. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fairfield is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fairfield you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your green beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fairfield

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.

Plants to Grow in Fairfield

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Fairfield.