One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Statesville can be used to figure out when it's possible to plant onions.

Planting Calendar for Onions

Frost tolerance for onions:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Onions do ok in cold weather which means that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant onions in Statesville is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Statesville. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Statesville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Statesville there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your onions if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Statesville

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.

Plants to Grow in Statesville

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