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When to Plant Scallions in Zone 5

In USDA zone 5, plant outdoors April 7 to June 6, and expect your first harvest around June 6.

Scallions planting calendar for USDA Zone 5

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Direct sow

Apr 7

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Projected first harvest

Jun 6

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 5a — approximate

Scallions is ready to harvest in about 60 days. Dates use USDA zone 5a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 5 means for scallions

Average last spring frost

May 5

Average first fall frost

October 1

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 5 gives you roughly 149 frost-free days, and scallions need about 60 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of scallions in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

Common problems with scallions

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

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