One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A common way of making a decision about when to plant buddha belly plant is to check out the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne.

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.

Buddha belly plant do not do well in cold weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Key Biscayne is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 November. If you wait any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Key Biscayne it never frosts. It might get as low as 40°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne and it changes from year to year. Since it never frosts in Key Biscayne you do not have to be ready to cover your buddha belly plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Key Biscayne

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	40°F
Highest Expected Low	45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 40°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 45°F.

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