One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 welsh onion in Punta Gorda should be figured out by referring to 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 can survive in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Punta Gorda 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 welsh onion and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your welsh onion may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your welsh onion indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Punta Gorda. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Punta Gorda is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Punta Gorda you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your welsh onion in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Punta Gorda

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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