One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The first opportunity to plant welsh onion in Steamboat Springs can be figured out by checking out 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 well in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Steamboat Springs is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. Any later than that and your welsh onion may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your welsh onion indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Steamboat Springs the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Steamboat Springs is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Steamboat Springs it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your welsh onion if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Steamboat Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°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 -20°F.

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