When to Plant Snap beans in Palm Beach Gardens, FL

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens can be looked at to estimate when it's possible to plant snap beans.


Planting Calendar for Snap beans

Frost tolerance for snap beans: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Since snap beans are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Palm Beach 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 snap beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your snap beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your snap beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Palm Beach Gardens last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your snap beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach Gardens

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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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