One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 chance to plant bunching onions in North Miami Beach should be estimated by using 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.

Bunching Onions are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bunching onions in North Miami Beach 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. Any later than that and 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

The average date of last frost is January 31 in North Miami Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Miami Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in North Miami Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your bunching onions in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Miami Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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