Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 tree onions in Lawrenceburg should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

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.

Tree 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 other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant tree onions in Lawrenceburg 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. Any later than that and your tree onions may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tree onions indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lawrenceburg. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lawrenceburg is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lawrenceburg you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your tree onions if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lawrenceburg

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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