One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant pearl onions in Sayreville should be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pearl onions

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

You can plant pearl onions a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant pearl onions in Sayreville 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 pearl onions and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your pearl onions may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pearl onions indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Sayreville. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sayreville is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sayreville last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your pearl onions if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sayreville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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