The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Harper Woods you can estimate when it's the best time to plant green beans by using 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 when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant green beans until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Harper Woods 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. 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

In Harper Woods the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Harper Woods may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Harper Woods last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your green beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Harper Woods

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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