When to Plant Buddha belly plant in White House, TN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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 White House should be read to figure out when 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Buddha belly plant are not cold tolerant which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in White House 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in White House. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for White House may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in White House there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your buddha belly plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for White House

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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