Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant welsh onion in Crescent City by referring to the USDA zone info.

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 moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Crescent City 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your welsh onion may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your welsh onion indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Crescent City the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Crescent City is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Crescent City it frosts late in the year after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your welsh onion if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Crescent City

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 Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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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