The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant runner beans is to refer to the USDA zone info for Jacksonville.

Planting Calendar for Runner beans

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant runner beans until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant runner beans in Jacksonville 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 runner beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your runner beans may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your runner beans indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Jacksonville. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Jacksonville is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Jacksonville last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your runner beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jacksonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

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