One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 can estimate when you can plant bunching onions in Dunn by referring to 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 do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bunching onions in Dunn 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. Any later than that and your bunching onions may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks 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 Dunn. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dunn is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Dunn there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your bunching onions in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dunn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Dunn

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