One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 figure out when it's possible to plant snap beans by using the USDA zone info for Waveland.

Planting Calendar for Snap beans

Frost tolerance for snap beans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably not a good idea to plant snap beans until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Waveland is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your snap beans may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your snap beans indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Waveland. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Waveland is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Waveland last frost occurs after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your snap beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Waveland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

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

Plants to Grow in Waveland

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