One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant scarlet runner beans is to look at the USDA zone info for Miami Gardens.

Planting Calendar for Scarlet Runner Beans

Frost tolerance for scarlet runner beans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Scarlet Runner Beans require warm weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scarlet runner beans in Miami Gardens 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 scarlet runner beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your scarlet runner beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your scarlet runner beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Miami Gardens. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Miami Gardens 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 Miami Gardens it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your scarlet runner beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Miami Gardens

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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