The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant buddha belly plant is to look at the USDA zone info for Seaside.

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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Seaside is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. Any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. 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 February 15 in Seaside. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Seaside may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Seaside you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Seaside

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Seaside

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