The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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 opportunity to plant string beans in North Salt Lake should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

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 require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in North Salt Lake 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 string beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your string beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in North Salt Lake. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for North Salt Lake is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in North Salt Lake it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your string beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Salt Lake

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.

Plants to Grow in North Salt Lake

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