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When to Plant Scarlet Runner Bean in Zone 6

In USDA zone 6, plant outdoors May 2 to July 6, and expect your first harvest around July 6.

Scarlet Runner Bean planting calendar for USDA Zone 6

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Direct sow

May 2

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Projected first harvest

Jul 6

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 6a — approximate

Scarlet Runner Bean is ready to harvest in about 65 days. Dates use USDA zone 6a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 6 means for scarlet runner bean

Average last spring frost

April 25

Average first fall frost

October 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 6 gives you roughly 168 frost-free days, and scarlet runner bean need about 65 days to mature.

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