One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The USDA zone info for Emmett should be used to estimate when you can plant scarlet runner beans.

Planting Calendar for Scarlet Runner Beans

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

You really shouldn't plant scarlet runner beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant scarlet runner beans in Emmett 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 scarlet runner beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scarlet runner beans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your scarlet runner beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Emmett. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Emmett is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Emmett there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your scarlet runner beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Emmett

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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