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 earliest that you can plant bunching onions in Holtville should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bunching Onions

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

Since bunching onions do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant bunching onions in Holtville 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 bunching onions and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bunching onions may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bunching onions indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Holtville the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Holtville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Holtville you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your bunching onions in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Holtville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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