One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when you can plant snap beans by using the USDA zone info for Hazel Crest.

Planting Calendar for Snap beans

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

You really shouldn't plant snap beans until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Hazel Crest 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snap beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your snap beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hazel Crest. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hazel Crest is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hazel Crest there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your snap beans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hazel Crest

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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