The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when it's a good idea to plant pole beans is to refer to the USDA zone info for Port Chester.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

It's a bad idea to plant pole beans until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Port Chester 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. 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

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Port Chester. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Port Chester is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Port Chester it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your pole beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Port Chester

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 Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°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 Port Chester

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