Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant bunching onions in Marksville by checking out 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 can survive in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant bunching onions in Marksville 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. If you wait 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

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Marksville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Marksville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Marksville you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your bunching onions in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marksville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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