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.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant snap beans is to use the USDA zone info for Eagle Point.

Planting Calendar for Snap beans

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

You can not plant snap beans until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant snap beans in Eagle Point 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 snap beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your snap beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your snap beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Eagle Point. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Eagle Point is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Eagle Point you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your snap beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eagle Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Eagle Point

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Eagle Point.