Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden 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 figuring out when to plant pole beans is to examine the USDA zone info for Hawthorne.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

Since pole beans do not do well in cold weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Hawthorne 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

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Hawthorne. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hawthorne is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hawthorne last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your pole beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hawthorne

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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