When to plant green beans in Minnesota

Green beans
Sow outdoors in Minneapolis
Apr 30–May 21

Across Minnesota the window opens between April 28 and May 21. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Minneapolis
Apr 30–May 21
Last sowing for a harvest
Aug 3
Last frost, Minneapolis
Apr 23

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
MinneapolisApr 30–May 21
St. PaulMay 1–May 22
RochesterMay 7–May 28
BloomingtonApr 30–May 21
DuluthMay 21–Jun 11
Brooklyn ParkMay 7–May 28
WoodburyMay 3–May 24
LakevilleMay 4–May 25
PlymouthMay 6–May 27
BlaineMay 12–Jun 2
Maple GroveMay 7–May 28
St. CloudMay 14–Jun 4
EaganApr 30–May 21
BurnsvilleMay 4–May 25
Coon RapidsMay 12–Jun 2
Eden PrairieApr 30–May 21
Apple ValleyMay 9–May 30
EdinaApr 30–May 21
MinnetonkaMay 6–May 27
St. Louis ParkMay 6–May 27
ShakopeeApr 30–May 21
MoorheadMay 12–Jun 2
MankatoMay 7–May 28
Cottage GroveApr 30–May 21
MaplewoodApr 30–May 21
Inver Grove HeightsMay 1–May 22
RichfieldApr 30–May 21
RosevilleMay 5–May 26
AndoverMay 12–Jun 2
SavageApr 30–May 21
All 61 cities
CitySow outdoorsLast frost
MinneapolisApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
St. PaulMay 1 to May 22Apr 24
RochesterMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
BloomingtonApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
DuluthMay 21 to Jun 11May 14
Brooklyn ParkMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
WoodburyMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
LakevilleMay 4 to May 25Apr 27
PlymouthMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
BlaineMay 12 to Jun 2May 5
Maple GroveMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
St. CloudMay 14 to Jun 4May 7
EaganApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
BurnsvilleMay 4 to May 25Apr 27
Coon RapidsMay 12 to Jun 2May 5
Eden PrairieApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
Apple ValleyMay 9 to May 30May 2
EdinaApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
MinnetonkaMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
St. Louis ParkMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
ShakopeeApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
MoorheadMay 12 to Jun 2May 5
MankatoMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
Cottage GroveApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
MaplewoodApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
Inver Grove HeightsMay 1 to May 22Apr 24
RichfieldApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
RosevilleMay 5 to May 26Apr 28
AndoverMay 12 to Jun 2May 5
SavageApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
RosemountMay 9 to May 30May 2
Brooklyn CenterMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
FridleyMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
OakdaleMay 3 to May 24Apr 26
ChaskaMay 12 to Jun 2May 5
RamseyMay 11 to Jun 1May 4
Prior LakeApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
Elk RiverMay 11 to Jun 1May 4
ShoreviewApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
AustinMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
OwatonnaMay 12 to Jun 2May 5
WinonaApr 28 to May 19Apr 21
ChanhassenMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
FarmingtonMay 4 to May 25Apr 27
FaribaultMay 12 to Jun 2May 5
OtsegoMay 11 to Jun 1May 4
White Bear LakeApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
Lino LakesApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
ChamplinMay 12 to Jun 2May 5
HastingsApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
St. MichaelMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
Columbia HeightsApr 30 to May 21Apr 23
CrystalMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
New BrightonMay 5 to May 26Apr 28
WillmarMay 7 to May 28Apr 30
NorthfieldMay 12 to Jun 2May 5
West St. PaulMay 1 to May 22Apr 24
Golden ValleyMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
Forest LakeMay 10 to May 31May 3
New HopeMay 6 to May 27Apr 29
South St. PaulMay 1 to May 22Apr 24

Questions

When should I plant green beans in Minnesota?

In Minneapolis, sow outdoors from April 30 to May 21. Across Minnesota the window opens between April 28 and May 21, 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 Minnesota