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

A common way of getting a good idea when to plant buddha belly plant is to look at the USDA zone info for Calera.

Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

Frost tolerance for buddha belly plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Buddha belly plant require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Calera 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. If you wait any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Calera. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Calera is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Calera last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Calera

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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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