One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Lexington you can determine when it's a good idea to plant green beans by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

Frost tolerance for green beans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since green beans do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Lexington 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your green beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Lexington. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lexington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lexington you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your green beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lexington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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