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.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Urbandale should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

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.

Since buddha belly plant do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Urbandale 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. Any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Urbandale. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Urbandale is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Urbandale you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Urbandale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

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

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