When to Plant Welsh onion in Lynnwood, WA

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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Lynnwood you will be able to figure out when you can plant welsh onion.


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.

You can plant welsh onion slightly earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant welsh onion
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant welsh onion
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The earliest that you can plant welsh onion in Lynnwood 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. Any later than that and your welsh onion may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your welsh onion indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Lynnwood. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lynnwood 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 Lynnwood it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your welsh onion if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lynnwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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