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.

The USDA zone info for Central Falls can be looked at to estimate when it's possible to plant scarlet runner beans.

Planting Calendar for Scarlet Runner Beans

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant scarlet runner beans until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant scarlet runner beans in Central Falls 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 scarlet runner beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your scarlet runner beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scarlet runner beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Central Falls. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Central Falls is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Central Falls you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your scarlet runner beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Central Falls

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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