When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Zone 1b

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Zone 1b should be determined by using 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 all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant buddha belly plant
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The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Zone 1b is June. However, you really should wait until July 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 July. 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

On average the last frost is on June 15 in Zone 1b. It might get as low as -55°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Zone 1b is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Zone 1b last frost occurs after June 15 be ready to protect your buddha belly plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Zone 1b

Here is the info for USDA Zone 1b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)June 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)July 15
Lowest Expected Low-55°F
Highest Expected Low-50°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -55°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -50°F.

Plants to Grow in Zone 1b

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