One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant pole beans is to examine the USDA zone info for Lake Jackson.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

You should not plant pole beans until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant pole beans in Lake Jackson 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 pole beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your pole beans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pole beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Lake Jackson. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Jackson is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Jackson you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your pole beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Jackson

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.

Plants to Grow in Lake Jackson

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