When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Corry, PA

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

A common way of determining when it's the best time to plant buddha belly plant is to consult the USDA zone info for Corry.


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 do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Corry 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Corry may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Corry it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Corry

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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