One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when you can plant buddha belly plant is to refer to the USDA zone info for Monroeville.

Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

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

You should not plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Monroeville 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Monroeville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Monroeville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Monroeville it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monroeville

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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