The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's the best time to plant string beans by checking out the USDA zone info for Friendswood.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

Since string beans are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Friendswood is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your string beans may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your string beans indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Friendswood. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Friendswood is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Friendswood it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your string beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Friendswood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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