One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant buddha belly plant is to consult the USDA zone info for Missoula.

Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

Frost tolerance for buddha belly plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Missoula is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 fully mature. 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

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Missoula. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Missoula is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Missoula you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Missoula

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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