When to plant green beans in South Carolina

Green beans
Sow outdoors in Charleston
Feb 15–Mar 8

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

Sow outdoors, Charleston
Feb 15–Mar 8
Last sowing for a harvest
Oct 17
Last frost, Charleston
Feb 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
CharlestonFeb 15–Mar 8
ColumbiaMar 29–Apr 19
North CharlestonMar 14–Apr 4
Mount PleasantMar 20–Apr 10
Rock HillApr 3–Apr 24
GreenvilleApr 4–Apr 25
SummervilleMar 29–Apr 19
Goose CreekMar 14–Apr 4
GreerApr 4–Apr 25
SumterMar 31–Apr 21
FlorenceMar 26–Apr 16
Myrtle BeachMar 28–Apr 18
SpartanburgApr 15–May 6
Fort MillApr 7–Apr 28
Hilton Head IslandMar 10–Mar 31
BlufftonMar 9–Mar 30
AikenMar 26–Apr 16
MauldinApr 4–Apr 25
AndersonMar 30–Apr 20
ConwayMar 22–Apr 12
SimpsonvilleApr 5–Apr 26
EasleyApr 8–Apr 29
North AugustaMar 6–Mar 27
Carolina ForestMar 28–Apr 18
LexingtonApr 1–Apr 22
SocasteeMar 22–Apr 12
TaylorsMar 23–Apr 13
GreenwoodApr 2–Apr 23
HanahanMar 14–Apr 4
North Myrtle BeachMar 20–Apr 10
All 33 cities
CitySow outdoorsLast frost
CharlestonFeb 15 to Mar 8Feb 4
ColumbiaMar 29 to Apr 19Mar 22
North CharlestonMar 14 to Apr 4Mar 7
Mount PleasantMar 20 to Apr 10Mar 13
Rock HillApr 3 to Apr 24Mar 27
GreenvilleApr 4 to Apr 25Mar 28
SummervilleMar 29 to Apr 19Mar 22
Goose CreekMar 14 to Apr 4Mar 7
GreerApr 4 to Apr 25Mar 28
SumterMar 31 to Apr 21Mar 24
FlorenceMar 26 to Apr 16Mar 19
Myrtle BeachMar 28 to Apr 18Mar 21
SpartanburgApr 15 to May 6Apr 8
Fort MillApr 7 to Apr 28Mar 31
Hilton Head IslandMar 10 to Mar 31Mar 3
BlufftonMar 9 to Mar 30Mar 2
AikenMar 26 to Apr 16Mar 19
MauldinApr 4 to Apr 25Mar 28
AndersonMar 30 to Apr 20Mar 23
ConwayMar 22 to Apr 12Mar 15
SimpsonvilleApr 5 to Apr 26Mar 29
EasleyApr 8 to Apr 29Apr 1
North AugustaMar 6 to Mar 27Feb 27
Carolina ForestMar 28 to Apr 18Mar 21
LexingtonApr 1 to Apr 22Mar 25
SocasteeMar 22 to Apr 12Mar 15
TaylorsMar 23 to Apr 13Mar 16
GreenwoodApr 2 to Apr 23Mar 26
HanahanMar 14 to Apr 4Mar 7
North Myrtle BeachMar 20 to Apr 10Mar 13
St. AndrewsMar 23 to Apr 13Mar 16
Wade HamptonMar 23 to Apr 13Mar 16
Moncks CornerMar 17 to Apr 7Mar 10

Questions

When should I plant green beans in South Carolina?

In Charleston, sow outdoors from February 15 to March 8. Across South Carolina the window opens between February 15 and April 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 South Carolina