The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Huntington you can figure out when you can plant scallions by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scallions

Frost tolerance for scallions:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Scallions do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant scallions in Huntington is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant scallions and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your scallions may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scallions indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Huntington. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Huntington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Huntington last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your scallions in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Huntington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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