The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Pismo Beach can be determined by looking at 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.

String beans are not cold tolerant which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Pismo Beach 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 string beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your string beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Pismo Beach. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pismo Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pismo Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your string beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pismo Beach

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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