One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 first opportunity to plant pole beans in Mount Pleasant can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

Since pole beans require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Mount Pleasant 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 pole beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your pole beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pole beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Mount Pleasant is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Mount Pleasant you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your pole beans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Pleasant

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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