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

You can determine when to plant string beans in Miami by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

Since string beans require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Miami 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 string beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your string beans may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your string beans indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Miami is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Miami it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your string beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Miami

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.

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