When to Plant Napa Valley Fern in Keller, TX

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

The first opportunity to plant napa valley fern in Keller should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Napa Valley Fern

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

Since napa valley fern do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Keller 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Keller. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Keller is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Keller it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your napa valley fern in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Keller

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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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