Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Daphne it's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant welsh onion.

Planting Calendar for Welsh onion

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

Welsh onion do ok in some cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Daphne 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 welsh onion and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your welsh onion may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your welsh onion indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Daphne. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Daphne is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Daphne you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your welsh onion if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Daphne

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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