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.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant snap beans is to examine the USDA zone info for Los Alamitos.

Planting Calendar for Snap beans

Frost tolerance for snap beans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since snap beans require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Los Alamitos 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 snap beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your snap beans may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your snap beans indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Los Alamitos. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Los Alamitos is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Los Alamitos there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your snap beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Los Alamitos

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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