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.

The first opportunity to plant buddha belly plant in Dallas should be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

Frost tolerance for buddha belly plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Dallas 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 when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Dallas. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dallas may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Dallas you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dallas

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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