Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's possible to plant pole beans is to look at the USDA zone info for Scottsbluff.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

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

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Scottsbluff 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. If you wait any later than that and your pole beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pole beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Scottsbluff. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Scottsbluff is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Scottsbluff it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your pole beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Scottsbluff

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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