When to Plant Welsh onion in Edmond, OK

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

In Edmond you can figure out when you can plant welsh onion by checking out the USDA zone info.


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.

Welsh onion do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant welsh onion
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant welsh onion
Probably not a good time to plant welsh onion

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Edmond 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 fully mature. Starting your welsh onion indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Edmond. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Edmond is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Edmond it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your welsh onion in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edmond

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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