When to Plant Pole beans in Huntington Woods, MI

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Huntington Woods you can figure out when to plant pole beans by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant pole beans until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant pole beans
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant pole beans
Probably not a good time to plant pole beans

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Huntington 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 pole beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your pole beans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pole beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Huntington Woods. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Huntington Woods is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Huntington Woods last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your pole beans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Huntington Woods

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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