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

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Buffalo should be determined by looking at 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.

It's not a good idea to plant green beans until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Buffalo 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 green beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your green beans may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your green beans indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Buffalo. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Buffalo is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Buffalo there is a last frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your green beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Buffalo

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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