One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when to plant napa valley fern is to examine the USDA zone info for Kill Devil Hills.

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.

It's a bad idea to plant napa valley fern until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Kill Devil Hills 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. 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 all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Kill Devil Hills. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kill Devil Hills may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Kill Devil Hills it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your napa valley fern if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kill Devil Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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