Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 estimating when it's a good idea to plant pole beans is to look at the USDA zone info for Hobbs.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

Since pole beans require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Hobbs 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. If you wait any later than that and your pole beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pole beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hobbs. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hobbs may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hobbs it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your pole beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hobbs

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.

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