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.

The USDA zone info for Pittsburg should be reviewed to determine when it's a good idea 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.

Since buddha belly plant require warm weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Pittsburg 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 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 Pittsburg. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pittsburg is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pittsburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pittsburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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