One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant string beans by referring to the USDA zone info for Sequim.

Planting Calendar for String beans

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

Since string beans do not do well in cold 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 Sequim 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 little bit earlier by starting your string beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Sequim may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sequim last frost occurs after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your string beans in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sequim

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.

Plants to Grow in Sequim

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