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

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant snap beans by checking out the USDA zone info for Albertville.

Planting Calendar for Snap beans

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

You should not plant snap beans until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Albertville is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. If you wait any later than that and your snap beans may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your snap beans indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Albertville. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Albertville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Albertville you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your snap beans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Albertville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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