Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when it's a good idea to plant string beans is to look at the USDA zone info for Eatonton.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

You can not plant string beans until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Eatonton 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 string beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your string beans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Eatonton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Eatonton last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your string beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eatonton

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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