The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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.

A way of figuring out when you can plant scarlet runner beans is to look at the USDA zone info for Dumont.

Planting Calendar for Scarlet Runner Beans

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

Scarlet Runner Beans require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scarlet runner beans in Dumont 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 scarlet runner beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your scarlet runner beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scarlet runner beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dumont. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dumont is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Dumont it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your scarlet runner beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dumont

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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