One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Emeryville can be reffered to in order to estimate when it's a good idea to plant runner beans.

Planting Calendar for Runner beans

Frost tolerance for runner beans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant runner beans until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant runner beans in Emeryville is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant runner beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your runner beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your runner beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Emeryville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Emeryville is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Emeryville it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your runner beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Emeryville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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