One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant green beans by looking at the USDA zone info for Spartanburg.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

Since green beans are not cold tolerant you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Spartanburg 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. Any later than that and your green beans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your green beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Spartanburg. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Spartanburg may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Spartanburg there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your green beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Spartanburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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