One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Thatcher should be figured out 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 the last frost has passed.

Since green beans do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Thatcher 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your green beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your green beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Thatcher. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Thatcher is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Thatcher last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your green beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Thatcher

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Thatcher

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