The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Goose Creek you can determine when it's possible to plant string beans by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for String beans

Frost tolerance for string beans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

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

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Goose Creek 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 string beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your string beans may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your string beans indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Goose Creek. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Goose Creek is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Goose Creek you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your string beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Goose Creek

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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