When to plant green beans in Alabama

Green beans
Sow outdoors in Huntsville
Mar 31–Apr 21

Across Alabama the window opens between February 28 and April 11. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Huntsville
Mar 31–Apr 21
Last sowing for a harvest
Aug 26
Last frost, Huntsville
Mar 24

Sow outdoors 1–4 weeks after the last frost. Bush beans ripen all at once, so sow a new row every two to three weeks.

Green beans planting dates by city

Start indoorsPlant outSow outdoorsFall plantingAverage last and first frost
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
HuntsvilleMar 31–Apr 21
MobileFeb 28–Mar 21
BirminghamMar 28–Apr 18
MontgomeryMar 11–Apr 1
TuscaloosaMar 25–Apr 15
HooverMar 26–Apr 16
AuburnMar 20–Apr 10
DothanMar 8–Mar 29
MadisonMar 31–Apr 21
DecaturApr 2–Apr 23
FlorenceApr 3–Apr 24
PrattvilleMar 20–Apr 10
Phenix CityMar 12–Apr 2
Vestavia HillsMar 28–Apr 18
OpelikaApr 5–Apr 26
AlabasterMar 19–Apr 9
AthensMar 27–Apr 17
GadsdenMar 26–Apr 16
NorthportMar 25–Apr 15
DaphneMar 22–Apr 12
EnterpriseMar 16–Apr 6
FoleyMar 12–Apr 2
HomewoodMar 28–Apr 18
TrussvilleApr 11–May 2
FairhopeMar 17–Apr 7
PelhamMar 26–Apr 16
BessemerMar 30–Apr 20
AlbertvilleMar 24–Apr 14
HelenaMar 26–Apr 16
OxfordMar 30–Apr 20
All 33 cities
CitySow outdoorsLast frost
HuntsvilleMar 31 to Apr 21Mar 24
MobileFeb 28 to Mar 21Feb 21
BirminghamMar 28 to Apr 18Mar 21
MontgomeryMar 11 to Apr 1Mar 4
TuscaloosaMar 25 to Apr 15Mar 18
HooverMar 26 to Apr 16Mar 19
AuburnMar 20 to Apr 10Mar 13
DothanMar 8 to Mar 29Mar 1
MadisonMar 31 to Apr 21Mar 24
DecaturApr 2 to Apr 23Mar 26
FlorenceApr 3 to Apr 24Mar 27
PrattvilleMar 20 to Apr 10Mar 13
Phenix CityMar 12 to Apr 2Mar 5
Vestavia HillsMar 28 to Apr 18Mar 21
OpelikaApr 5 to Apr 26Mar 29
AlabasterMar 19 to Apr 9Mar 12
AthensMar 27 to Apr 17Mar 20
GadsdenMar 26 to Apr 16Mar 19
NorthportMar 25 to Apr 15Mar 18
DaphneMar 22 to Apr 12Mar 15
EnterpriseMar 16 to Apr 6Mar 9
FoleyMar 12 to Apr 2Mar 5
HomewoodMar 28 to Apr 18Mar 21
TrussvilleApr 11 to May 2Apr 4
FairhopeMar 17 to Apr 7Mar 10
PelhamMar 26 to Apr 16Mar 19
BessemerMar 30 to Apr 20Mar 23
AlbertvilleMar 24 to Apr 14Mar 17
HelenaMar 26 to Apr 16Mar 19
OxfordMar 30 to Apr 20Mar 23
Mountain BrookMar 28 to Apr 18Mar 21
AnnistonMar 30 to Apr 20Mar 23
CullmanApr 7 to Apr 28Mar 31

Questions

When should I plant green beans in Alabama?

In Huntsville, sow outdoors from March 31 to April 21. Across Alabama the window opens between February 28 and April 11, depending on the local last frost.

How is this date worked out?

Sow outdoors 1–4 weeks after the last frost. Frost dates are NOAA 1991–2020 averages for the weather station nearest each city.

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