Green beans (bush) planting calendar for USDA Zone 7a

Asheville, Winston-Salem, Roanoke, Nashville, Little Rock. Average last spring frost April 15, first fall frost October 15 — a 183-day frost-free season.

Zone fit: good
Green beans (bush) is frost-tender, so timing the outdoor transplant to the last frost matters more here than in warmer zones. Row cover buys 2 weeks of head start.

Key dates

Direct-seed outdoors
April 15 – May 6
Expected first harvest
June 16 – July 14
Fall planting window
July 30 – August 20
Fall harvest window
September 30 – October 28

Windows are calculated from your zone's average frost dates. Adjust ±1 week for microclimates, elevation, and your own frost records.

Spacing and soil

Plant spacing
4″
Row spacing
24″
Seed depth
1″
Soil temperature
65–85°F
Frost tolerance
tender
Days to harvest
55 days

Grower notes for Zone 7a

Do not soak seed — beans rot easily. Successive plantings every 2 weeks until 60 days before first frost.

Plant near: corn, cucumbers, carrots

Keep away from: onions, garlic

Other legumes for Zone 7a

Same crop, other zones

Track your own plantings

BAU Farm Intelligence turns these windows into per-field tasks — indoor seed-start reminders, transplant dates, harvest projections — using your farm's actual frost history.

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