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.

The USDA zone info for Garden City can be looked at to estimate 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 has passed.

Since buddha belly plant are not cold tolerant it is 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 Garden City 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks 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 Garden City. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Garden City is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Garden City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Garden City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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