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 estimating when it's the best time to plant buddha belly plant is to refer to the USDA zone info for Fredericksburg.

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.

Since buddha belly plant require warm weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Fredericksburg 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fredericksburg may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fredericksburg there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your buddha belly plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fredericksburg

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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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