One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's possible to plant green beans by referring to the USDA zone info for Post Falls.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

You should not plant green beans until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

In Post Falls the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Post Falls is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Post Falls it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your green beans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Post Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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