When to plant green beans in Oregon

Green beans
Sow outdoors in Portland
Mar 4–Mar 25

Across Oregon the window opens between February 18 and June 16. Find your city below; the dates follow each town's own average last frost.

Sow outdoors, Portland
Mar 4–Mar 25
Last sowing for a harvest
Sep 18
Last frost, Portland
Feb 25

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
PortlandMar 4–Mar 25
SalemApr 10–May 1
EugeneApr 18–May 9
GreshamMar 23–Apr 13
HillsboroApr 23–May 14
BendJun 13–Jul 4
BeavertonApr 8–Apr 29
MedfordApr 15–May 6
CorvallisApr 24–May 15
SpringfieldApr 18–May 9
TigardApr 8–Apr 29
AlbanyApr 24–May 15
AlohaFeb 18–Mar 11
Lake OswegoMar 25–Apr 15
Grants PassApr 15–May 6
KeizerApr 10–May 1
RedmondJun 16–Jul 7
Oregon CityMar 25–Apr 15
McMinnvilleApr 12–May 3
WoodburnMar 23–Apr 13
BethanyFeb 18–Mar 11
Happy ValleyMar 25–Apr 15
TualatinApr 8–Apr 29
WilsonvilleMar 25–Apr 15
Forest GroveApr 23–May 14
NewbergMar 28–Apr 18
West LinnMar 25–Apr 15
RoseburgMar 30–Apr 20
HayesvilleApr 10–May 1
MilwaukieMar 4–Mar 25
All 34 cities
CitySow outdoorsLast frost
PortlandMar 4 to Mar 25Feb 25
SalemApr 10 to May 1Apr 3
EugeneApr 18 to May 9Apr 11
GreshamMar 23 to Apr 13Mar 16
HillsboroApr 23 to May 14Apr 16
BendJun 13 to Jul 4Jun 6
BeavertonApr 8 to Apr 29Apr 1
MedfordApr 15 to May 6Apr 8
CorvallisApr 24 to May 15Apr 17
SpringfieldApr 18 to May 9Apr 11
TigardApr 8 to Apr 29Apr 1
AlbanyApr 24 to May 15Apr 17
AlohaFeb 18 to Mar 11Feb 11
Lake OswegoMar 25 to Apr 15Mar 18
Grants PassApr 15 to May 6Apr 8
KeizerApr 10 to May 1Apr 3
RedmondJun 16 to Jul 7Jun 9
Oregon CityMar 25 to Apr 15Mar 18
McMinnvilleApr 12 to May 3Apr 5
WoodburnMar 23 to Apr 13Mar 16
BethanyFeb 18 to Mar 11Feb 11
Happy ValleyMar 25 to Apr 15Mar 18
TualatinApr 8 to Apr 29Apr 1
WilsonvilleMar 25 to Apr 15Mar 18
Forest GroveApr 23 to May 14Apr 16
NewbergMar 28 to Apr 18Mar 21
West LinnMar 25 to Apr 15Mar 18
RoseburgMar 30 to Apr 20Mar 23
HayesvilleApr 10 to May 1Apr 3
MilwaukieMar 4 to Mar 25Feb 25
Klamath FallsJun 16 to Jul 7Jun 9
AshlandMay 13 to Jun 3May 6
SherwoodMar 28 to Apr 18Mar 21
LebanonMar 21 to Apr 11Mar 14

Questions

When should I plant green beans in Oregon?

In Portland, sow outdoors from March 4 to March 25. Across Oregon the window opens between February 18 and June 16, 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 Oregon