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.

One way of determining when it's possible to plant scarlet runner beans is to examine the USDA zone info for Twinsburg.

Planting Calendar for Scarlet Runner Beans

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

You can not plant scarlet runner beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant scarlet runner beans in Twinsburg 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 scarlet runner beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scarlet runner beans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your scarlet runner beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Twinsburg. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Twinsburg is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Twinsburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your scarlet runner beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Twinsburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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