When to Plant Green beans in Lansdale, PA

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.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Lansdale should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

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

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 Lansdale 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. Any later than that and your green beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your green beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Lansdale is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lansdale you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your green beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lansdale

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 Low0°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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