When to Plant Napa Valley Fern in Ogdensburg, NY

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant napa valley fern by using the USDA zone info for Ogdensburg.


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 probably not a good idea to plant napa valley fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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A good time to plant napa valley fern
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant napa valley fern
Probably not a good time to plant napa valley fern

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Ogdensburg is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Ogdensburg. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ogdensburg is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Ogdensburg you get a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your napa valley fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ogdensburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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