The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant snap beans by checking out the USDA zone info for Livingston.

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.

Since snap beans are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Livingston 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 snap beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your snap beans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your snap beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Livingston is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Livingston you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your snap beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Livingston

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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