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.

By using the USDA zone info for San Ramon you should be able to estimate when it's the best time 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 has passed.

Buddha belly plant require warm weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in San Ramon 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in San Ramon. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for San Ramon is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in San Ramon last frost occurs after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for San Ramon

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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