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

A way of making a decision about when you can plant napa valley fern is to check out the USDA zone info for Matteson.

Planting Calendar for Napa Valley Fern

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

You can not plant napa valley fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Matteson 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your napa valley fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your napa valley fern indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Matteson. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Matteson may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Matteson you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your napa valley fern in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Matteson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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