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

It's a good idea to estimate when to plant buddha belly plant by looking at the USDA zone info for Wahpeton.

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 not a good 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 Wahpeton 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 fully mature. 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 Wahpeton. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Wahpeton is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Wahpeton it frosts late in the year after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wahpeton

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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