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.

One way of making a decision about when you can plant green beans is to use the USDA zone info for Selah.

Planting Calendar for Green beans

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

Since green beans require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant green beans in Selah 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 green beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your green beans may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your green beans indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Selah. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Selah is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Selah you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your green beans if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Selah

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Selah

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