One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

One way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant green beans is to check out the USDA zone info for Naples.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant green beans until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Naples 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your green beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Naples. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Naples may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Naples you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your green beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Naples

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.

Plants to Grow in Naples

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Naples.