One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant green beans by using the USDA zone info for Stroudsburg.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

It's a bad idea to plant green beans until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Stroudsburg 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. Starting your green beans indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Stroudsburg. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Stroudsburg is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Stroudsburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your green beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Stroudsburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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