When to Plant Welsh onion in Glendale, AZ

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Glendale you will be able to figure out when you can 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 can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant welsh onion
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant welsh onion
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The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Glendale is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your welsh onion may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your welsh onion indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Glendale. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Glendale is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Glendale you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your welsh onion in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glendale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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