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

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Seabrook should be determined by using 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 do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Seabrook 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. Any later than that and your welsh onion may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your welsh onion indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Seabrook the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Seabrook and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Seabrook there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your welsh onion in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Seabrook

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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