When to Plant Welsh onion in Pocahontas, AR

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Pocahontas you should be able to figure out when it's possible 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 a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant welsh onion
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant welsh onion
Probably not a good time to plant welsh onion

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Pocahontas 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your welsh onion may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your welsh onion indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Pocahontas. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pocahontas is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pocahontas it frosts late in the year 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 Pocahontas

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

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

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