One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 earliest that you can plant string beans in Pensacola should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

It's a bad idea to plant string beans until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Pensacola is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant string beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your string beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your string beans indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Pensacola. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pensacola is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Pensacola you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your string beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pensacola

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°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 25°F.

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