One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Tallahassee can be used to estimate when you can 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.

You really shouldn't plant buddha belly plant until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Tallahassee is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. If you wait any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Tallahassee. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Tallahassee is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Tallahassee it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your buddha belly plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tallahassee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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