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

You can figure out when it's possible to plant welsh onion in Easley by reviewing 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 are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

In Easley the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Easley is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Easley there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your welsh onion in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Easley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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