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.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant pole beans in Jenkintown by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant pole beans until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Jenkintown. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Jenkintown may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Jenkintown you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your pole beans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jenkintown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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