One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant buddha belly plant is to look at the USDA zone info for Ironwood.

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 require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Ironwood is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 few weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Ironwood. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Ironwood and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Ironwood it frosts late in the year after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ironwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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