When to Plant Napa Valley Fern in Perry, IA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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 determining when you can plant napa valley fern is to refer to the USDA zone info for Perry.


Planting Calendar for Napa Valley Fern

Frost tolerance for napa valley fern: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably 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 Perry 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 fully mature. 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 April 15 in Perry. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Perry may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Perry there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your napa valley fern if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Perry

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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