When to Plant Tree onions in Prosper, TX

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 determine when it's a good idea to plant tree onions in Prosper by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Tree onions

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

Since tree onions are barely cold tolerant you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant tree onions
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant tree onions
Probably not a good time to plant tree onions

The earliest that you can plant tree onions in Prosper 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 tree onions and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your tree onions may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tree onions indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Prosper. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Prosper is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Prosper you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your tree onions if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prosper

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Prosper

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