When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Alexander City, AL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant buddha belly plant in Alexander City by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

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

Buddha belly plant require warm weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Alexander City 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 buddha belly plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Alexander City the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Alexander City is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Alexander City you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Alexander City

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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