When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Asbury Park, NJ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant buddha belly plant in Asbury Park can be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.


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.

Buddha belly plant require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Asbury Park 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your buddha belly plant indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Asbury Park. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Asbury Park may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Asbury Park there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Asbury Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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