One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant napa valley fern is to look at the USDA zone info for Atlanta.

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.

It's probably not a good idea to plant napa valley fern until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Atlanta 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. Starting your napa valley fern indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Atlanta. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Atlanta may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Atlanta there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your napa valley fern if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Atlanta

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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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