When to Plant Buddha belly plant in San Carlos, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 San Carlos should be estimated by referring to 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.

It's probably not a good idea to plant buddha belly plant until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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A good time to plant buddha belly plant
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Probably not a good time to plant buddha belly plant

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in San Carlos 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in San Carlos. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for San Carlos is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in San Carlos you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for San Carlos

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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