The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Southlake can be reviewed to estimate when you can 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.

You should not plant buddha belly plant until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Southlake 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. If you are starting your buddha belly plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Southlake is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Southlake there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Southlake

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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