One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

You should be able to determine when it's possible to plant pole beans by looking at the USDA zone info for Booneville.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

Since pole beans require warm weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Booneville 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. Starting your pole beans indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Booneville. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Booneville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Booneville there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your pole beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Booneville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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

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