When to Plant String beans in Liberty Lake, WA

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.

The first chance to plant string beans in Liberty Lake can be estimated by reviewing 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 when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant string beans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant string beans
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant string beans
Probably not a good time to plant string beans

The earliest that you can plant string beans in Liberty 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Liberty Lake. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Liberty Lake may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Liberty Lake you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your string beans if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Liberty Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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