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.

The best time to plant napa valley fern in Clinton can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

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.

Since napa valley fern require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Clinton 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 really do well. Starting your napa valley fern indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Clinton. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clinton is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Clinton there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your napa valley fern if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clinton

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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