When to Plant Napa Valley Fern in Yuma, AZ

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Yuma should be determined by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Napa Valley Fern

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

Napa Valley Fern require warm weather which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Yuma is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. Any later than that and your napa valley fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Yuma. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Yuma may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Yuma last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your napa valley fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Yuma

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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