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

By using the USDA zone info for Pinellas Park it's possible to figure out when you can plant string beans.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

Since string beans require warm weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Pinellas Park 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 string beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your string beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your string beans indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Pinellas Park. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pinellas Park is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Pinellas Park there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your string beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pinellas Park

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.

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