The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant scallions in Prescott by using 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.

You can plant scallions a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant scallions in Prescott 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scallions indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Prescott. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Prescott is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Prescott you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your scallions in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prescott

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Prescott

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