One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Avon Park can be used to figure out when it's possible 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 all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant buddha belly plant until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Avon Park 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 fully mature. If you are starting your buddha belly plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Avon Park. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Avon Park may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Avon Park you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Avon Park

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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