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

It's possible to determine when to plant buddha belly plant by reviewing the USDA zone info for Huntsville.

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 are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Huntsville 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 grow to maturity. 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 April 15 in Huntsville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Huntsville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Huntsville you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Huntsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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