One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 USDA zone info for Wisconsin Rapids can be used to determine when it's the best time to plant runner beans.

Planting Calendar for Runner beans

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

It's not a good idea to plant runner beans until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant runner beans in Wisconsin Rapids is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant runner beans and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your runner beans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your runner beans indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Wisconsin Rapids the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Wisconsin Rapids is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Wisconsin Rapids it frosts late in the year after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your runner beans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wisconsin Rapids

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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