One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 Virginia Beach can be read to figure out when it's the best time 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 has passed.

Buddha belly plant require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Virginia Beach 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. If you wait any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Virginia Beach. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Virginia Beach is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Virginia Beach there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Virginia Beach

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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