When to plant green beans in Michigan

Green beans
Sow outdoors in Detroit
May 4–May 25

Across Michigan the window opens between April 26 and May 15. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Detroit
May 4–May 25
Last sowing for a harvest
Aug 12
Last frost, Detroit
Apr 27

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
DetroitMay 4–May 25
Grand RapidsMay 13–Jun 3
WarrenApr 28–May 19
Sterling HeightsMay 7–May 28
Ann ArborMay 12–Jun 2
LansingMay 8–May 29
DearbornMay 8–May 29
LivoniaMay 8–May 29
TroyMay 3–May 24
Farmington HillsMay 8–May 29
WestlandApr 27–May 18
FlintMay 10–May 31
WyomingMay 13–Jun 3
Rochester HillsMay 3–May 24
SouthfieldMay 8–May 29
KalamazooMay 5–May 26
NoviMay 8–May 29
PontiacMay 3–May 24
TaylorApr 27–May 18
Dearborn HeightsMay 8–May 29
St. Clair ShoresMay 6–May 27
Royal OakApr 28–May 19
KentwoodMay 7–May 28
Battle CreekMay 7–May 28
PortageMay 5–May 26
East LansingMay 5–May 26
RosevilleMay 6–May 27
SaginawMay 6–May 27
MidlandMay 6–May 27
Lincoln ParkMay 8–May 29
All 59 cities
CitySow outdoorsLast frost
DetroitMay 4 to May 25Apr 27
Grand RapidsMay 13 to Jun 3May 6
WarrenApr 28 to May 19Apr 21
Sterling HeightsMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
Ann ArborMay 12 to Jun 2May 5
LansingMay 8 to May 29May 1
DearbornMay 8 to May 29May 1
LivoniaMay 8 to May 29May 1
TroyMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
Farmington HillsMay 8 to May 29May 1
WestlandApr 27 to May 18Apr 20
FlintMay 10 to May 31May 3
WyomingMay 13 to Jun 3May 6
Rochester HillsMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
SouthfieldMay 8 to May 29May 1
KalamazooMay 5 to May 26Apr 28
NoviMay 8 to May 29May 1
PontiacMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
TaylorApr 27 to May 18Apr 20
Dearborn HeightsMay 8 to May 29May 1
St. Clair ShoresMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
Royal OakApr 28 to May 19Apr 21
KentwoodMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
Battle CreekMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
PortageMay 5 to May 26Apr 28
East LansingMay 5 to May 26Apr 28
RosevilleMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
SaginawMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
MidlandMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
Lincoln ParkMay 8 to May 29May 1
MuskegonMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
HollandMay 5 to May 26Apr 28
EastpointeMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
Bay CityMay 4 to May 25Apr 27
JacksonMay 8 to May 29May 1
BurtonMay 15 to Jun 5May 8
Oak ParkMay 4 to May 25Apr 27
SouthgateApr 27 to May 18Apr 20
Forest HillsMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
Madison HeightsApr 28 to May 19Apr 21
Port HuronApr 26 to May 17Apr 19
Allen ParkMay 8 to May 29May 1
HamtramckApr 28 to May 19Apr 21
Garden CityMay 8 to May 29May 1
Auburn HillsMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
WalkerMay 13 to Jun 3May 6
AllendaleMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
OkemosMay 5 to May 26Apr 28
HoltMay 5 to May 26Apr 28
Norton ShoresMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
InksterApr 27 to May 18Apr 20
RomulusApr 27 to May 18Apr 20
WyandotteMay 8 to May 29May 1
WaverlyMay 8 to May 29May 1
MarquetteMay 15 to Jun 5May 8
BirminghamMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
Mount PleasantMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
AdrianMay 8 to May 29May 1
MonroeApr 30 to May 21Apr 23

Questions

When should I plant green beans in Michigan?

In Detroit, sow outdoors from May 4 to May 25. Across Michigan the window opens between April 26 and May 15, 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 Michigan