One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Hamburg you should be able to estimate when you can plant bunching onions.

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 mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bunching onions in Hamburg 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 few weeks earlier by starting your bunching onions indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hamburg. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hamburg is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hamburg last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bunching onions if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hamburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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