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

In Lodi you can determine when it's possible to plant string beans by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant string beans until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Lodi 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 string beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your string beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Lodi. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lodi may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Lodi you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your string beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lodi

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.

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