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.

The USDA zone info for Shepherdsville should be reviewed to determine when it's a good idea to plant snap beans.

Planting Calendar for Snap beans

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant snap beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Shepherdsville 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 snap beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snap beans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your snap beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Shepherdsville. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Shepherdsville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Shepherdsville there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your snap beans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shepherdsville

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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