When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Sacramento, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant buddha belly plant in Sacramento 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.

Since buddha belly plant require warm weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Sacramento 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. Starting your buddha belly plant indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Sacramento. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sacramento is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sacramento it frosts late in the year after February 15 so always be ready to protect your buddha belly plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sacramento

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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