The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. 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 estimating when it's the best time to plant buddha belly plant is to refer to the USDA zone info for Morrilton.

Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

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

Buddha belly plant require warm weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Morrilton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 is on April 15 in Morrilton. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Morrilton is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Morrilton you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Morrilton

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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