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

In Sierra Madre you can figure out when it's the best time to plant buddha belly plant by looking at 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 are not cold tolerant you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Sierra Madre 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. 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

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Sierra Madre. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Sierra Madre and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Sierra Madre last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sierra Madre

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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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