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.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant runner beans by referring to the USDA zone info for Hollywood.

Planting Calendar for Runner beans

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

Since runner beans are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Hollywood. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Hollywood is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Hollywood it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your runner beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hollywood

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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