The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant buddha belly plant by checking out the USDA zone info for Hopkinsville.

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 it's important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Hopkinsville 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. Starting your buddha belly plant indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hopkinsville. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hopkinsville is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hopkinsville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hopkinsville

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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