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.

The USDA zone info for Connersville should be reviewed to determine when it's the best time to plant green beans.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

Green beans require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Connersville. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Connersville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Connersville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your green beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Connersville

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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