One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant welsh onion in Roseburg 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.

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

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Roseburg is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your welsh onion may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your welsh onion indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Roseburg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Roseburg and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Roseburg there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your welsh onion if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Roseburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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