When to plant green beans in Louisiana

Green beans
Sow outdoors in New Orleans
Feb 15–Mar 8

Across Louisiana the window opens between February 15 and March 18. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, New Orleans
Feb 15–Mar 8
Last sowing for a harvest
Oct 23
Last frost, New Orleans
Jan 22

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
New OrleansFeb 15–Mar 8
Baton RougeMar 7–Mar 28
ShreveportMar 16–Apr 6
MetairieFeb 15–Mar 8
LafayetteMar 5–Mar 26
Lake CharlesFeb 21–Mar 14
St. GeorgeMar 7–Mar 28
KennerFeb 15–Mar 8
Bossier CityMar 7–Mar 28
MonroeMar 15–Apr 5
AlexandriaMar 6–Mar 27
PrairievilleFeb 16–Mar 9
MarreroFeb 15–Mar 8
HoumaFeb 15–Mar 8
CentralMar 4–Mar 25
LaplaceFeb 16–Mar 9
SlidellMar 3–Mar 24
New IberiaFeb 17–Mar 10
TerrytownFeb 15–Mar 8
HammondMar 15–Apr 5
ChalmetteFeb 17–Mar 10
RustonMar 18–Apr 8
Bayou CaneFeb 15–Mar 8
HarveyFeb 15–Mar 8
ZacharyMar 4–Mar 25
SulphurFeb 21–Mar 14

Questions

When should I plant green beans in Louisiana?

In New Orleans, sow outdoors from February 15 to March 8. Across Louisiana the window opens between February 15 and March 18, 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 Louisiana