Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant bunching onions by checking out the USDA zone info for Mineola.

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.

You can plant bunching onions just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bunching onions in Mineola 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 really do well. 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 Mineola. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mineola may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mineola it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your bunching onions if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mineola

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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