One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant buddha belly plant is to check out the USDA zone info for Littlefield.

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 require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Littlefield 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 all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Littlefield. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Littlefield

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 Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°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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