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.

You can determine when it's possible to plant green beans in Desert Hot Springs by referring to 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.

It's probably not a good idea to plant green beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Desert Hot Springs 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 green beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. 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

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Desert Hot Springs. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Desert Hot Springs is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Desert Hot Springs there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your green beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Desert Hot Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Desert Hot Springs

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