When to plant green beans in Missouri

Green beans
Sow outdoors in Kansas City
Apr 11–May 2

Across Missouri the window opens between April 8 and April 26. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Kansas City
Apr 11–May 2
Last sowing for a harvest
Aug 20
Last frost, Kansas City
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
Kansas CityApr 11–May 2
St. LouisApr 8–Apr 29
SpringfieldApr 11–May 2
ColumbiaApr 12–May 3
IndependenceApr 17–May 8
Lee's SummitApr 14–May 5
O'FallonApr 17–May 8
St. CharlesApr 15–May 6
St. JosephApr 26–May 17
Blue SpringsApr 14–May 5
St. PetersApr 16–May 7
JoplinApr 16–May 7
FlorissantApr 9–Apr 30
WentzvilleApr 17–May 8
ChesterfieldApr 11–May 2
Jefferson CityApr 15–May 6
Cape GirardeauApr 12–May 3
OakvilleApr 13–May 4
WildwoodApr 19–May 10
University CityApr 8–Apr 29
LibertyApr 26–May 17
BallwinApr 11–May 2
KirkwoodApr 8–Apr 29
RaytownApr 14–May 5
MehlvilleApr 13–May 4
Maryland HeightsApr 11–May 2
GladstoneApr 11–May 2
GrandviewApr 14–May 5
RaymoreApr 20–May 11
NixaApr 22–May 13
All 41 cities
CitySow outdoorsLast frost
Kansas CityApr 11 to May 2Apr 4
St. LouisApr 8 to Apr 29Apr 1
SpringfieldApr 11 to May 2Apr 4
ColumbiaApr 12 to May 3Apr 5
IndependenceApr 17 to May 8Apr 10
Lee's SummitApr 14 to May 5Apr 7
O'FallonApr 17 to May 8Apr 10
St. CharlesApr 15 to May 6Apr 8
St. JosephApr 26 to May 17Apr 19
Blue SpringsApr 14 to May 5Apr 7
St. PetersApr 16 to May 7Apr 9
JoplinApr 16 to May 7Apr 9
FlorissantApr 9 to Apr 30Apr 2
WentzvilleApr 17 to May 8Apr 10
ChesterfieldApr 11 to May 2Apr 4
Jefferson CityApr 15 to May 6Apr 8
Cape GirardeauApr 12 to May 3Apr 5
OakvilleApr 13 to May 4Apr 6
WildwoodApr 19 to May 10Apr 12
University CityApr 8 to Apr 29Apr 1
LibertyApr 26 to May 17Apr 19
BallwinApr 11 to May 2Apr 4
KirkwoodApr 8 to Apr 29Apr 1
RaytownApr 14 to May 5Apr 7
MehlvilleApr 13 to May 4Apr 6
Maryland HeightsApr 11 to May 2Apr 4
GladstoneApr 11 to May 2Apr 4
GrandviewApr 14 to May 5Apr 7
RaymoreApr 20 to May 11Apr 13
NixaApr 22 to May 13Apr 15
BeltonApr 20 to May 11Apr 13
HazelwoodApr 9 to Apr 30Apr 2
OzarkApr 22 to May 13Apr 15
Webster GrovesApr 8 to Apr 29Apr 1
SedaliaApr 25 to May 16Apr 18
RepublicApr 16 to May 7Apr 9
Old JamestownApr 9 to Apr 30Apr 2
ArnoldApr 16 to May 7Apr 9
RollaApr 12 to May 3Apr 5
WarrensburgApr 21 to May 12Apr 14
AfftonApr 8 to Apr 29Apr 1

Questions

When should I plant green beans in Missouri?

In Kansas City, sow outdoors from April 11 to May 2. Across Missouri the window opens between April 8 and April 26, 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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