The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when it's possible to plant scallions is to refer to the USDA zone info for Zachary.

Planting Calendar for Scallions

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

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

The earliest that you can plant scallions in Zachary 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 scallions and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scallions may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scallions indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Zachary. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Zachary is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Zachary you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your scallions if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Zachary

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.

Plants to Grow in Zachary

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Zachary.