When to plant green beans in Indiana

Green beans
Sow outdoors in Indianapolis
Apr 27–May 18

Across Indiana the window opens between April 5 and May 6. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Indianapolis
Apr 27–May 18
Last sowing for a harvest
Aug 8
Last frost, Indianapolis
Apr 20

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
IndianapolisApr 27–May 18
Fort WayneMay 1–May 22
EvansvilleApr 5–Apr 26
CarmelApr 28–May 19
FishersApr 28–May 19
South BendApr 30–May 21
BloomingtonApr 22–May 13
NoblesvilleApr 28–May 19
HammondApr 30–May 21
LafayetteMay 3–May 24
GreenwoodApr 27–May 18
GaryApr 29–May 20
WestfieldApr 28–May 19
MuncieApr 23–May 14
KokomoMay 4–May 25
Terre HauteApr 22–May 13
AndersonApr 26–May 17
JeffersonvilleApr 7–Apr 28
ElkhartMay 3–May 24
ColumbusApr 18–May 9
MishawakaApr 30–May 21
LawrenceApr 25–May 16
West LafayetteMay 3–May 24
PortageApr 29–May 20
PlainfieldApr 19–May 10
New AlbanyApr 7–Apr 28
MerrillvilleApr 29–May 20
Crown PointMay 6–May 27
RichmondMay 1–May 22
ValparaisoApr 29–May 20
All 49 cities
CitySow outdoorsLast frost
IndianapolisApr 27 to May 18Apr 20
Fort WayneMay 1 to May 22Apr 24
EvansvilleApr 5 to Apr 26Mar 29
CarmelApr 28 to May 19Apr 21
FishersApr 28 to May 19Apr 21
South BendApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
BloomingtonApr 22 to May 13Apr 15
NoblesvilleApr 28 to May 19Apr 21
HammondApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
LafayetteMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
GreenwoodApr 27 to May 18Apr 20
GaryApr 29 to May 20Apr 22
WestfieldApr 28 to May 19Apr 21
MuncieApr 23 to May 14Apr 16
KokomoMay 4 to May 25Apr 27
Terre HauteApr 22 to May 13Apr 15
AndersonApr 26 to May 17Apr 19
JeffersonvilleApr 7 to Apr 28Mar 31
ElkhartMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
ColumbusApr 18 to May 9Apr 11
MishawakaApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
LawrenceApr 25 to May 16Apr 18
West LafayetteMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
PortageApr 29 to May 20Apr 22
PlainfieldApr 19 to May 10Apr 12
New AlbanyApr 7 to Apr 28Mar 31
MerrillvilleApr 29 to May 20Apr 22
Crown PointMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
RichmondMay 1 to May 22Apr 24
ValparaisoApr 29 to May 20Apr 22
GoshenMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
BrownsburgApr 19 to May 10Apr 12
ZionsvilleApr 28 to May 19Apr 21
Michigan CityApr 26 to May 17Apr 19
GrangerApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
ScherervilleApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
HobartApr 29 to May 20Apr 22
MarionMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
FranklinApr 27 to May 18Apr 20
GreenfieldApr 26 to May 17Apr 19
East ChicagoApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
AvonApr 19 to May 10Apr 12
St. JohnApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
MunsterApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
HighlandApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
La PorteApr 26 to May 17Apr 19
SeymourApr 23 to May 14Apr 16
ClarksvilleApr 7 to Apr 28Mar 31
ShelbyvilleApr 24 to May 15Apr 17

Questions

When should I plant green beans in Indiana?

In Indianapolis, sow outdoors from April 27 to May 18. Across Indiana the window opens between April 5 and May 6, 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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