When to plant bush (snap) bean in Cairns
Cairns is frost-free, so bush (snap) bean's dates key off the local wet and dry seasons and monthly temperatures — not a frost date.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Jan 1 – Nov 1
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Feb 20 – Dec 31
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
50 – 60 d
From sowing to first pick.
Common questions
When can I sow bush (snap) bean outdoors in Cairns?
Direct-sow around early January (Jan 1–Nov 1) in Cairns, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 67%.
When will bush (snap) bean be ready to harvest in Cairns?
Expect to harvest from around mid February (Feb 20–Dec 31) in Cairns, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 60%.
The rule of thumb
Cairns never frosts, so timing is about heat and the wet/dry seasons, not frost. Sow bush (snap) bean into its window above and keep it watered. Every date here is modelled from Cairns's monthly climate normals, not frost dates.
Confidence 67/100 · Curated · based on NASA POWER (modeled) 1991–2020 · modelled from climate normals.