Garden vegetables
Across the U.S., green beans ripen from Hawaii (early February) all the way to Florida (early November). Hatched chalk is the early and late shoulder; the solid stretch is peak.
A classic u-pick row crop; hold the stem with one hand and pick with the other so you do not strip the vine.
Time the trip with the u-pick planner — it builds in the two-weeks-either-side honesty.
It depends where you stand. Across the U.S., green beans ripen from Hawaii (early February) all the way to Florida (early November). In most growing states the peak lands around July — your own state's row on the board above is the honest answer.
Hawaii, where the season runs early January to late December. Long seasons usually mean a big state with more than one growing region inside it.
Pick your state on the what's-in-season board (it remembers you), or jump to your state's row above — each one links to the full green bean-and-state page.