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

You will be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant napa valley fern by using the USDA zone info for Bowie.

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.

You can not plant napa valley fern until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Bowie 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your napa valley fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bowie. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bowie is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bowie you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your napa valley fern in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bowie

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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