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

A common way of making a decision about when to plant snap beans is to refer to the USDA zone info for East Rutherford.

Planting Calendar for Snap beans

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

Since snap beans require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in East Rutherford 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 snap beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snap beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your snap beans indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In East Rutherford the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for East Rutherford is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in East Rutherford it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your snap beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Rutherford

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.

Plants to Grow in East Rutherford

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