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When to Plant Scarlet Runner Bean in Zone 3

In USDA zone 3, plant outdoors June 6 to August 10, and expect your first harvest around August 10.

Scarlet Runner Bean planting calendar for USDA Zone 3

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Direct sow

Jun 6

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Projected first harvest

Aug 10

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 3a — approximate

Scarlet Runner Bean is ready to harvest in about 65 days. Dates use USDA zone 3a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 3 means for scarlet runner bean

Average last spring frost

May 30

Average first fall frost

September 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 3 gives you roughly 103 frost-free days, and scarlet runner bean need about 65 days to mature.

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