One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 should be able to figure out when you can plant napa valley fern by looking at the USDA zone info for Madisonville.

Planting Calendar for Napa Valley Fern

Frost tolerance for napa valley fern:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Napa Valley Fern are not cold tolerant which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Madisonville 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. If you wait 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

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Madisonville. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Madisonville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Madisonville last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your napa valley fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Madisonville

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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