When to Plant String beans in Woodcliff Lake, NJ

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

By checking out the USDA zone info for Woodcliff Lake you will be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant string beans.


Planting Calendar for String beans

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

It's probably 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant string beans
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant string beans
Probably not a good time to plant string beans

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Woodcliff Lake 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your string beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Woodcliff Lake. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Woodcliff Lake is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Woodcliff Lake it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your string beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Woodcliff Lake

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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 Woodcliff Lake

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Woodcliff Lake.