When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Harrodsburg, KY

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant buddha belly plant in Harrodsburg by looking at the USDA zone info.


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.

Since buddha belly plant are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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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 Harrodsburg 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Harrodsburg. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Harrodsburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Harrodsburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Harrodsburg

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 Low0°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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