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.

The best time to plant napa valley fern in Eureka should be figured out by checking out 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.

It's a bad idea to plant napa valley fern until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Eureka 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. If you are starting your napa valley fern indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Eureka may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Eureka it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your napa valley fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eureka

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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