Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Texarkana you can determine when it's possible to plant green beans by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

Since green beans require warm weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Texarkana 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. Any later than that and your green beans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your green beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Texarkana. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Texarkana is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Texarkana you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your green beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Texarkana

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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