When to plant green beans in Connecticut

Green beans
Sow outdoors in Bridgeport
Apr 12–May 3

Across Connecticut the window opens between April 12 and May 15. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Bridgeport
Apr 12–May 3
Last sowing for a harvest
Aug 24
Last frost, Bridgeport
Apr 5

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
BridgeportApr 12–May 3
StamfordApr 24–May 15
New HavenApr 24–May 15
HartfordApr 24–May 15
WaterburyMay 3–May 24
NorwalkApr 24–May 15
DanburyMay 8–May 29
New BritainApr 24–May 15
West HartfordApr 24–May 15
BristolMay 2–May 23
MeridenMay 3–May 24
West HavenApr 24–May 15
MilfordApr 12–May 3
East HartfordApr 24–May 15
MiddletownMay 3–May 24
SheltonMay 2–May 23
NorwichApr 21–May 12
ManchesterApr 24–May 15
TorringtonMay 15–Jun 5
NaugatuckApr 25–May 16
NewingtonApr 24–May 15
New LondonApr 23–May 14
East HavenApr 24–May 15
WethersfieldApr 24–May 15
North HavenApr 25–May 16

Questions

When should I plant green beans in Connecticut?

In Bridgeport, sow outdoors from April 12 to May 3. Across Connecticut the window opens between April 12 and May 15, 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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Green beans in other states

Frost dates for every city in Connecticut