One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when to plant tree onions by reviewing the USDA zone info for New Albany.

Planting Calendar for Tree onions

Frost tolerance for tree onions:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant tree onions just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant tree onions in New Albany 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 tree onions and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your tree onions may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your tree onions indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in New Albany. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for New Albany is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in New Albany there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your tree onions in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Albany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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