One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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 way of getting a good idea when to plant buddha belly plant is to look at the USDA zone info for Auburn.

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 important to 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 Auburn 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your buddha belly plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Auburn. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Auburn is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Auburn last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Auburn

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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