Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Red Wing you can figure out when it's the best time to plant pole beans by reviewing 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 when the weather gets warmer.

You should not plant pole beans until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Red Wing 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 pole beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Red Wing. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Red Wing is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Red Wing it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your pole beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Red Wing

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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