When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Farmington, MN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Farmington should be determined 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Since buddha belly plant do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Farmington 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. If you wait any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Farmington. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Farmington 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 Farmington it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to protect your buddha belly plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Farmington

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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