When to Plant Napa Valley Fern in Las Cruces, NM

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Las Cruces you can figure out when it's possible to plant napa valley fern by checking out the USDA zone info.

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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.

Napa Valley Fern require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant napa valley fern
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The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Las Cruces 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your napa valley fern may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Las Cruces. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Las Cruces may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Las Cruces there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your napa valley fern in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Las Cruces

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 15°F.

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