When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Rancho Palos Verdes it's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant buddha belly plant.


Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

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

Since buddha belly plant do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant buddha belly plant
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant buddha belly plant
Probably not a good time to plant buddha belly plant

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Rancho Palos Verdes 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. 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

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Rancho Palos Verdes. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Rancho Palos Verdes is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Rancho Palos Verdes you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rancho Palos Verdes

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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