Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Tolleson you can estimate when to plant buddha belly plant by looking at the USDA zone info.

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.

It's not a good idea to plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Tolleson is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your buddha belly plant indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Tolleson. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Tolleson 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 Tolleson you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tolleson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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