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When to Plant Buddha belly plant in New Ulm, MN

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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for New Ulm it's possible to determine when you can 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 when the weather gets warmer.

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

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A good time to plant buddha belly plant
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Probably not a good time to plant buddha belly plant

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in New Ulm 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. If you are starting your buddha belly plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In New Ulm the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for New Ulm is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in New Ulm last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Ulm

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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