One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Hopatcong you can determine when it's a good idea to plant string beans by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

It's a bad idea to plant string beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Hopatcong 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 string beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your string beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hopatcong. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hopatcong is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hopatcong last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your string beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hopatcong

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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