One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 looking at the USDA zone info for Everett you will be able to estimate when you can plant string beans.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant string beans until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Everett 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 little bit earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Everett. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Everett is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Everett you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your string beans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Everett

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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