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When to plant green onions in Zone 6

In Zone 6, the last spring frost usually passes around April 21 and the first fall frost arrives around October 17, leaving about 179 frost-free days. The windows below are computed from those frost dates, with the same math the Dibble app uses.

Generous season. Spring and fall plantings both productive.

Last spring frost: April 21First fall frost: October 17Frost-free days: 179Days to maturity: 60Hardiness: Hardy

Planting windows for green onions in Zone 6

When to plant green onions in Zone 6
TaskWindow
Direct sowMar 24 to Apr 7
Estimated harvestMay 23 to Jun 22

The harvest estimate counts 60 days to maturity, then a picking window of about 30 days. These windows use typical frost dates for Zone 6; Dibble pins them to your exact ZIP code.

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Green Onion in a Zone 6 season

Zone 6 gives about 179 frost-free days. Green Onion needs roughly 60 days from sowing. That leaves about 119 days of slack, so there is room for a late start or a second planting.

Sowing every 14 days, Zone 6 has room for about 9 plantings.

How to grow green onions

Sow scallions thickly 4 weeks before last frost and harvest young. Quick and hardy, succession sow for a steady supply.

Companion plants

Good neighbors for Green Onion:

CarrotBeetLettuce

Better kept apart:

Bean (bush)Pea

Green Onion in other zones

Not in Zone 6? Pick your zone for the same dated windows.

Zone 3Zone 4Zone 5Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9Zone 10Zone 11

Keep exploring

Green Onion: the full growing guide · The Zone 6 planting calendar · Every crop and zone


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Dates are estimates based on typical frost dates for the zone. Your yard has its own microclimate, so use them as a starting point and adjust as you learn your space.