The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant bunching onions in Sugar Land should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bunching Onions

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

Bunching Onions are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant bunching onions in Sugar Land 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 bunching onions and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bunching onions may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bunching onions indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Sugar Land. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Sugar Land is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sugar Land it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bunching onions in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sugar Land

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.

Plants to Grow in Sugar Land

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