🫘 When to Plant Green Beans (Bush)

The easiest yes in the summer garden. Pick your zone below for exact dates, or read the quick reference.

Season type
Warm-season
tender
Spacing
3″ / 18″
plants / rows
Days to maturity
50–60
from sowing

Direct-sow after frost in warm soil — seed rots in cold, wet ground. Bush beans produce in a concentrated 2–3 week window, so sow a fresh row every few weeks. Pick constantly to keep plants producing.

Green Beans (Bush) planting windows by zone

ZoneMain planting window
Zone 1 Jun 22 – Jun 29 direct sow
Zone 2 Jun 6 – Jun 13 direct sow
Zone 3 May 22 – May 29 direct sow
Zone 4 May 12 – May 19 direct sow
Zone 5 Apr 29 – May 6 direct sow
Zone 6 Apr 17 – Apr 24 direct sow
Zone 7 Apr 6 – Apr 13 direct sow
Zone 8 Mar 22 – Mar 29 direct sow
Zone 9 Feb 27 – Mar 6 direct sow
Zone 10 Feb 1 – Feb 8 direct sow
Zone 11 Nearly year-round frost-free
Zone 12 Nearly year-round frost-free
Zone 13 Nearly year-round frost-free

Each zone link above has the complete schedule — direct sowing, fall planting, and season-fit notes. Zone dates are typical medians; for windows built on your own city's frost dates, use the frost date lookup and planting calendar.