When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Morgan Hill, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Morgan Hill can be estimated by checking out 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.

You can not plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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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 Morgan Hill 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 fully mature. Starting your buddha belly plant indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Morgan Hill. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Morgan Hill is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Morgan Hill it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Morgan Hill

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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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