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

One way of estimating when to plant pole beans is to check out the USDA zone info for Excelsior Springs.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

Since pole beans require warm weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Excelsior Springs 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. If you wait any later than that and your pole beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pole beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Excelsior Springs the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Excelsior Springs is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Excelsior Springs there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your pole beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Excelsior Springs

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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