One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant green beans by referring to the USDA zone info for Kingston.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

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.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Kingston 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Kingston. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Kingston is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Kingston it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your green beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kingston

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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