When to Plant Napa Valley Fern in Miamisburg, OH

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

A common way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant napa valley fern is to refer to the USDA zone info for Miamisburg.

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Planting Calendar for Napa Valley Fern

Frost tolerance for napa valley fern: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's not a good idea to plant napa valley fern until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant napa valley fern
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant napa valley fern
Probably not a good time to plant napa valley fern

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Miamisburg is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant napa valley fern and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your napa valley fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Miamisburg. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Miamisburg 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 Miamisburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your napa valley fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Miamisburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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