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When to Plant Scarlet Runner Bean in Zone 8

In USDA zone 8, plant outdoors April 8 to June 12, and expect your first harvest around June 12.

Scarlet Runner Bean planting calendar for USDA Zone 8

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Direct sow

Apr 8

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Projected first harvest

Jun 12

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 8a — approximate

Scarlet Runner Bean is ready to harvest in about 65 days. Dates use USDA zone 8a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 8 means for scarlet runner bean

Average last spring frost

April 1

Average first fall frost

November 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 8 gives you roughly 223 frost-free days, and scarlet runner bean need about 65 days to mature.

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