One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant welsh onion is to consult the USDA zone info for Cuyahoga Falls.

Planting Calendar for Welsh onion

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

Since welsh onion are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Cuyahoga Falls 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 welsh onion and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your welsh onion may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your welsh onion indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Cuyahoga Falls. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cuyahoga Falls is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Cuyahoga Falls you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your welsh onion in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cuyahoga Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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