One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant green beans in Hillsdale 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 require warm weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Hillsdale. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hillsdale is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hillsdale you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your green beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hillsdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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