The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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 Twentynine Palms can be reviewed to figure out when it's the best time to plant scallions.

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.

Since scallions are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant scallions in Twentynine Palms 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scallions may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scallions indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Twentynine Palms. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Twentynine Palms 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 Twentynine Palms you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your scallions if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Twentynine Palms

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Twentynine Palms

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