When to plant green beans in Massachusetts
Sow outdoors in Boston
Apr 11–May 2
Across Massachusetts the window opens between April 11 and May 12. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.
- Sow outdoors, Boston
- Apr 11–May 2
- Last sowing for a harvest
- Aug 27
- Last frost, Boston
- Apr 4
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
BostonApr 11–May 2
WorcesterApr 30–May 21
SpringfieldMay 10–May 31
CambridgeApr 26–May 17
LowellMay 7–May 28
BrocktonApr 29–May 20
LynnMay 2–May 23
QuincyMay 2–May 23
New BedfordMay 6–May 27
Fall RiverMay 6–May 27
NewtonApr 26–May 17
LawrenceApr 20–May 11
SomervilleApr 11–May 2
FraminghamMay 3–May 24
HaverhillMay 8–May 29
MaldenApr 11–May 2
WalthamMay 5–May 26
BrooklineApr 26–May 17
TauntonApr 29–May 20
RevereApr 11–May 2
MedfordApr 11–May 2
Weymouth TownMay 2–May 23
PeabodyMay 1–May 22
ChicopeeMay 10–May 31
MethuenApr 20–May 11
EverettApr 11–May 2
Barnstable TownApr 23–May 14
AttleboroMay 4–May 25
ArlingtonMay 5–May 26
SalemMay 2–May 23
All 69 cities
| City | Sow outdoors | Last frost |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | Apr 11 to May 2 | Apr 4 |
| Worcester | Apr 30 to May 21 | Apr 23 |
| Springfield | May 10 to May 31 | May 3 |
| Cambridge | Apr 26 to May 17 | Apr 19 |
| Lowell | May 7 to May 28 | Apr 30 |
| Brockton | Apr 29 to May 20 | Apr 22 |
| Lynn | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Quincy | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| New Bedford | May 6 to May 27 | Apr 29 |
| Fall River | May 6 to May 27 | Apr 29 |
| Newton | Apr 26 to May 17 | Apr 19 |
| Lawrence | Apr 20 to May 11 | Apr 13 |
| Somerville | Apr 11 to May 2 | Apr 4 |
| Framingham | May 3 to May 24 | Apr 26 |
| Haverhill | May 8 to May 29 | May 1 |
| Malden | Apr 11 to May 2 | Apr 4 |
| Waltham | May 5 to May 26 | Apr 28 |
| Brookline | Apr 26 to May 17 | Apr 19 |
| Taunton | Apr 29 to May 20 | Apr 22 |
| Revere | Apr 11 to May 2 | Apr 4 |
| Medford | Apr 11 to May 2 | Apr 4 |
| Weymouth Town | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Peabody | May 1 to May 22 | Apr 24 |
| Chicopee | May 10 to May 31 | May 3 |
| Methuen | Apr 20 to May 11 | Apr 13 |
| Everett | Apr 11 to May 2 | Apr 4 |
| Barnstable Town | Apr 23 to May 14 | Apr 16 |
| Attleboro | May 4 to May 25 | Apr 27 |
| Arlington | May 5 to May 26 | Apr 28 |
| Salem | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Leominster | May 6 to May 27 | Apr 29 |
| Woburn | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Beverly | May 11 to Jun 1 | May 4 |
| Pittsfield | May 12 to Jun 2 | May 5 |
| Marlborough | May 9 to May 30 | May 2 |
| Fitchburg | May 8 to May 29 | May 1 |
| Amherst Town | May 12 to Jun 2 | May 5 |
| Westfield | May 10 to May 31 | May 3 |
| Chelsea | Apr 11 to May 2 | Apr 4 |
| Braintree Town | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Holyoke | May 10 to May 31 | May 3 |
| Watertown | Apr 26 to May 17 | Apr 19 |
| Randolph Town | Apr 25 to May 16 | Apr 18 |
| Lexington | May 5 to May 26 | Apr 28 |
| Franklin Town | May 7 to May 28 | Apr 30 |
| Needham | May 3 to May 24 | Apr 26 |
| North Attleborough Town | Apr 29 to May 20 | Apr 22 |
| Norwood | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Northampton | May 12 to Jun 2 | May 5 |
| Gloucester | May 11 to Jun 1 | May 4 |
| Wellesley | May 3 to May 24 | Apr 26 |
| Melrose | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Bridgewater Town | May 8 to May 29 | May 1 |
| West Springfield Town | May 10 to May 31 | May 3 |
| Agawam Town | May 10 to May 31 | May 3 |
| Saugus | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Milton | Apr 25 to May 16 | Apr 18 |
| Danvers | May 1 to May 22 | Apr 24 |
| Milford | May 7 to May 28 | Apr 30 |
| Wakefield | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Belmont | Apr 26 to May 17 | Apr 19 |
| Burlington | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Reading | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Dedham | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Wilmington | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Stoneham | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Winchester | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
| Gardner | May 9 to May 30 | May 2 |
| Marblehead | May 2 to May 23 | Apr 25 |
Questions
When should I plant green beans in Massachusetts?
In Boston, sow outdoors from April 11 to May 2. Across Massachusetts the window opens between April 11 and May 12, 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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