The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant pole beans is to look at the USDA zone info for Graham.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

It's not a good idea to 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 Graham 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 grow to maturity. Starting your pole beans indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Graham. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Graham is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Graham it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your pole beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Graham

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.

Plants to Grow in Graham

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Graham.