One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Orange you will be able to determine when it's the best time to plant pole beans.

Planting Calendar for Pole beans

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

Pole beans require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Orange. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Orange and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Orange it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your pole beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orange

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 Orange

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Orange.