When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Grover Beach, CA

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.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Grover Beach should be determined 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.

Since buddha belly plant require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant buddha belly plant
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The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Grover Beach is February. However, you really should wait until March 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. Any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Grover Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Grover Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Grover Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grover Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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