When to Plant Bunching Onions in Cumming, GA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant bunching onions in Cumming should be estimated by reviewing 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 start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant bunching onions
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bunching onions
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The earliest that you can plant bunching onions in Cumming is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 August. Any later than that and your bunching onions may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bunching onions indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Cumming. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Cumming is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Cumming it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your bunching onions in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cumming

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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