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.

The USDA zone info for Sauk Rapids should be used to determine when it's possible 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Since buddha belly plant require warm weather it is necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Sauk Rapids 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Sauk Rapids. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Sauk Rapids is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sauk Rapids there is a last frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your buddha belly plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sauk Rapids

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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