One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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.

The USDA zone info for Booneville can be reffered to in order to estimate when to plant welsh onion.

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 mild cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Booneville 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. If you wait any later than that and your welsh onion may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your welsh onion indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Booneville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Booneville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Booneville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your welsh onion in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Booneville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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