One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

One way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant jasmine is to check out the USDA zone info for Cupertino.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

You can not plant jasmine until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Cupertino is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant jasmine and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your jasmine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Cupertino. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Cupertino and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Cupertino it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your jasmine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cupertino

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Cupertino

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