Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when you can plant napa valley fern is to examine the USDA zone info for Jessup.

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.

Since napa valley fern do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Jessup 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Jessup. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Jessup may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Jessup you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your napa valley fern if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jessup

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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