When to plant green beans in Kansas

Sow outdoors in Wichita

Apr 18–May 9

Across Kansas the window opens between April 11 and May 5. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

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

WichitaApr 18–May 9

Overland ParkApr 17–May 8

Kansas CityApr 11–May 2

OlatheApr 17–May 8

TopekaApr 23–May 14

LawrenceApr 19–May 10

ShawneeApr 23–May 14

LenexaApr 17–May 8

ManhattanApr 23–May 14

SalinaApr 25–May 16

HutchinsonApr 25–May 16

LeavenworthApr 19–May 10

LeawoodApr 15–May 6

Dodge CityApr 28–May 19

Garden CityMay 5–May 26

DerbyApr 21–May 12

GardnerApr 20–May 11

EmporiaApr 22–May 13

Junction CityApr 19–May 10

HaysApr 26–May 17

PittsburgApr 14–May 5

When should I plant green beans in Kansas?

In Wichita, sow outdoors from April 18 to May 9. Across Kansas the window opens between April 11 and May 5, 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.