One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant scallions is to use the USDA zone info for Seminole.

Planting Calendar for Scallions

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

Scallions do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant scallions in Seminole 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 scallions and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your scallions may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scallions indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Seminole. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Seminole is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Seminole it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your scallions if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Seminole

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.

Plants to Grow in Seminole

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Seminole.