Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden 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 College Place should be figured out by looking at 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 when the weather gets warmer.

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

The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in College Place 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 grow to maturity. 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 April 15 in College Place. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for College Place is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in College Place you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your buddha belly plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for College Place

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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