One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Ventnor City should be read to figure out when it's a good idea to plant green beans.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

You should not plant green beans until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Ventnor City. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ventnor City is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Ventnor City there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your green beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ventnor City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Ventnor City

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