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 first chance to plant napa valley fern in Paterson should be determined 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 the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant napa valley fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Paterson 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 few weeks earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Paterson. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Paterson is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Paterson it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your napa valley fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Paterson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

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