One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

A common way of determining when you can plant string beans is to consult the USDA zone info for Matteson.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

Since string beans do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Matteson 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 Matteson it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your string beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Matteson

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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