One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The first chance to plant buddha belly plant in Cottage Grove should be figured out by checking out 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.

It's not a good idea to plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Cottage Grove 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

In Cottage Grove the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cottage Grove may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Cottage Grove last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cottage Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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