One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Oxford should be reffered to in order to figure out when you can plant green beans.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

Since green beans require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Oxford 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your green beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Oxford is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Oxford there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your green beans if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oxford

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.

Plants to Grow in Oxford

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