One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Spring Valley you should be able to figure out when 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Since green beans require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Spring Valley 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Spring Valley. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Spring Valley may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Spring Valley there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your green beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Spring Valley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Spring Valley

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Spring Valley.