The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Atlanta you can figure out when you can plant snap beans by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Snap beans

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

It's not a good idea to plant snap beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Atlanta is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. Any later than that and your snap beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your snap beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Atlanta. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Atlanta is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Atlanta last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your snap beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Atlanta

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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