One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The USDA zone info for West Fargo should be looked at to determine when 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 the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since buddha belly plant require warm weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in West Fargo 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 grow to maturity. Starting your buddha belly plant indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in West Fargo. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for West Fargo is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in West Fargo you get a frost after May 15 so always be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Fargo

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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