One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant napa valley fern in Mukilteo should be determined by checking out 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.

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

The earliest that you can plant napa valley fern in Mukilteo 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

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

Since the USDA zone info for Mukilteo is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Mukilteo last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your napa valley fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mukilteo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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