The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant runner beans in Weslaco can be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Runner beans

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant runner beans until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant runner beans in Weslaco 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 runner beans and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your runner beans may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your runner beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Weslaco. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Weslaco is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Weslaco last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your runner beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Weslaco

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Weslaco

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