When to Plant Snap beans in Fairburn, GA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant snap beans is to refer to the USDA zone info for Fairburn.


Planting Calendar for Snap beans

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant snap beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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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 Fairburn 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. If you wait any later than that and your snap beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your snap beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Fairburn the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fairburn is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Fairburn last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your snap beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fairburn

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

Plants to Grow in Fairburn

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