When to Plant Welsh onion in Leeds, AL

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant welsh onion by checking out the USDA zone info for Leeds.


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 are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Leeds 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your welsh onion indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Leeds. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Leeds may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Leeds there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your welsh onion in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Leeds

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Leeds

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