One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Peru can be used to estimate when to 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 when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Peru 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Peru. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Peru may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Peru you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your buddha belly plant in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Peru

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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