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.

The USDA zone info for Prescott should be looked at to figure out when it's possible to plant tree onions.

Planting Calendar for Tree onions

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

Tree onions do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant tree onions 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 tree onions and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your tree onions may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tree onions indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Prescott may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Prescott last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your tree onions if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prescott

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 Prescott

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