One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

You will be able to estimate when to plant scallions by checking out the USDA zone info for Marysville.

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 slightly earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant scallions in Marysville 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 scallions and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your scallions may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scallions indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Marysville is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Marysville it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your scallions in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marysville

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.

Plants to Grow in Marysville

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