When to Plant Napa Valley Fern in Bay City, MI

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.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant napa valley fern in Bay City by looking at 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 has passed.

Napa Valley Fern are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must 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 Bay City 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. Any later than that and your napa valley fern may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Bay City. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bay City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bay City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your napa valley fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bay City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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