When to Plant Pole beans in Alliance, NE

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant pole beans in Alliance by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

Pole beans do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it is important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Alliance 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Alliance. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Alliance may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Alliance it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your pole beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alliance

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°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 -15°F.

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