When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Rock Hill, SC

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 Rock Hill should be read to determine when it's a good idea 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.

Since buddha belly plant require warm weather you have to 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 Rock Hill 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Rock Hill. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Rock Hill is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Rock Hill last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rock Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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