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.

In Leominster you can estimate when to plant buddha belly plant by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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.

Buddha belly plant do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Leominster 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 little bit earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Leominster. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Leominster may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Leominster 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 late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Leominster

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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