One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when to plant buddha belly plant is to use the USDA zone info for Macomb.

Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

Frost tolerance for buddha belly plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since buddha belly plant do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Macomb 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Macomb. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Macomb is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Macomb it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Macomb

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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