When to plant green beans in Kentucky

Green beans
Sow outdoors in Louisville/Jefferson County
Apr 13–May 4

Across Kentucky the window opens between April 9 and April 29. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Louisville/Jefferson County
Apr 13–May 4
Last sowing for a harvest
Aug 19
Last frost, Louisville/Jefferson County
Apr 6

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
Louisville/Jefferson CountyApr 13–May 4
Lexington-FayetteApr 20–May 11
Bowling GreenApr 12–May 3
OwensboroApr 9–Apr 30
CovingtonApr 23–May 14
GeorgetownApr 25–May 16
RichmondApr 22–May 13
ElizabethtownApr 23–May 14
FlorenceApr 25–May 16
NicholasvilleApr 20–May 11
HopkinsvilleApr 11–May 2
IndependenceApr 25–May 16
JeffersontownApr 10–May 1
FrankfortApr 22–May 13
HendersonApr 16–May 7
PaducahApr 13–May 4
RadcliffApr 23–May 14
AshlandApr 29–May 20
ErlangerApr 25–May 16

Questions

When should I plant green beans in Kentucky?

In Louisville/Jefferson County, sow outdoors from April 13 to May 4. Across Kentucky the window opens between April 9 and April 29, 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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Frost dates for every city in Kentucky