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

In Spring Grove you can estimate when it's the best time to plant green beans by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant green beans until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Spring Grove 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. Any later than that and your green beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your green beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Spring Grove is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Spring Grove last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your green beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Spring Grove

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.

Plants to Grow in Spring Grove

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