When to Plant Welsh onion in Logansport, IN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 first opportunity to plant welsh onion in Logansport can be determined by reviewing 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 ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant welsh onion
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant welsh onion
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The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Logansport 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 welsh onion and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your welsh onion may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your welsh onion indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Logansport. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Logansport is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Logansport last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your welsh onion if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Logansport

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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