When to Plant Green beans in Wilsonville, OR

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Wilsonville can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Green beans

Frost tolerance for green beans: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Since green beans do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant green beans
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant green beans
Probably not a good time to plant green beans

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Wilsonville 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. If you wait any later than that and 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 March 15 in Wilsonville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Wilsonville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wilsonville it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your green beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wilsonville

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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.

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