One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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 Ponchatoula should be used to determine when it's possible to plant pole beans.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant pole beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Ponchatoula 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 pole beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your pole beans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pole beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Ponchatoula. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Ponchatoula is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Ponchatoula there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your pole beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ponchatoula

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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