When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Berwyn, IL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's possible to plant buddha belly plant by referring to the USDA zone info for Berwyn.


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 probably not a good idea to plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant buddha belly plant
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant buddha belly plant
Probably not a good time to plant buddha belly plant

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Berwyn 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 April 15 in Berwyn. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Berwyn is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Berwyn it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Berwyn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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