When to Plant Welsh onion in Tulia, TX

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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 estimate when it's the best time to plant welsh onion in Tulia by looking at 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 do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant welsh onion
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant welsh onion
Probably not a good time to plant welsh onion

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Tulia. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Tulia is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Tulia you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your welsh onion in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tulia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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