One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when it's possible to plant jasmine is to refer to the USDA zone info for Salt Lake City.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

Frost tolerance for jasmine:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since jasmine require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Salt Lake City 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 jasmine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your jasmine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Salt Lake City. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Salt Lake City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Salt Lake City you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your jasmine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Salt Lake City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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