One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You will be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant napa valley fern by referring to the USDA zone info for Pinckneyville.

Planting Calendar for Napa Valley Fern

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

Since napa valley fern are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Pinckneyville 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Pinckneyville. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Pinckneyville is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pinckneyville you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your napa valley fern if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pinckneyville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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