One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Livermore you can determine when it's the best time to plant buddha belly plant by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Livermore 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. Any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Livermore is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Livermore last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Livermore

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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