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 checking out the USDA zone info for Morgan Hill it's a good idea to figure out when to plant napa valley fern.

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.

Napa Valley Fern do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Morgan Hill 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 napa valley fern and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your napa valley fern may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Morgan Hill. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Morgan Hill and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Morgan Hill there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your napa valley fern in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Morgan Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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