When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Whitehall, PA

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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Whitehall it's a good idea to estimate when you can 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.

Since buddha belly plant are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant buddha belly plant
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant buddha belly plant
Probably not a good time to plant buddha belly plant

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Whitehall 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. Any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Whitehall the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Whitehall is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Whitehall you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Whitehall

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

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

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