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.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Owensboro should be estimated by reviewing 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.

Since green beans require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Owensboro 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. If you wait any later than that and your green beans may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your green beans indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Owensboro. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Owensboro is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Owensboro it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your green beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Owensboro

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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