When to Plant Jasmine in Grass Valley, CA

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.

It's possible to estimate when to plant jasmine by checking out the USDA zone info for Grass Valley.


Planting Calendar for Jasmine

Frost tolerance for jasmine: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Jasmine require warm weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant jasmine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant jasmine
Probably not a good time to plant jasmine

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Grass Valley 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. Any later than that and your jasmine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Grass Valley. It might get as low as 20°F during 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 Grass Valley and it is different every year. Half of the time in Grass Valley you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your jasmine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grass Valley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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