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

A way of determining when you can plant buddha belly plant is to look at the USDA zone info for Kenai.

Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

Frost tolerance for buddha belly plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant buddha belly plant until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Kenai is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant buddha belly plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your buddha belly plant indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Kenai. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kenai may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Kenai it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kenai

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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