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.

You can estimate when to plant green beans in Torrance by checking out 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.

You can not plant green beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Torrance 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 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your green beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Torrance. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Torrance is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Torrance you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your green beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Torrance

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.

Plants to Grow in Torrance

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