Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when you can plant buddha belly plant by looking at the USDA zone info for Shorewood.

Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

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

Since buddha belly plant require warm 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 Shorewood 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Shorewood. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Shorewood may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Shorewood last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shorewood

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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