One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant napa valley fern in Manheim by referring to the USDA zone info.

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.

You should not 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 Manheim 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Manheim. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Manheim is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Manheim it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your napa valley fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Manheim

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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