When to Plant Snap beans in Fort Morgan, CO

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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 first opportunity to plant snap beans in Fort Morgan should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Snap beans

Frost tolerance for snap beans: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Snap beans require warm weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant snap beans
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant snap beans
Probably not a good time to plant snap beans

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Fort Morgan is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. If you wait any later than that and your snap beans may not have a chance to really do well. 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 when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Fort Morgan. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fort Morgan may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Morgan it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your snap beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Morgan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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