The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant pole beans by looking at the USDA zone info for Bloomingdale.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

It's a bad idea to plant pole beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Bloomingdale 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 pole beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your pole beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pole beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Bloomingdale. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Bloomingdale is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bloomingdale there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your pole beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bloomingdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

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

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