Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In East Rockaway you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant green beans by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

Green beans require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in East Rockaway 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. If you wait any later than that and your green beans may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your green beans indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In East Rockaway the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for East Rockaway is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in East Rockaway you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your green beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for East Rockaway

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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