One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

It's possible to estimate when it's the best time to plant jasmine by checking out the USDA zone info for Pasadena.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

You really shouldn't plant jasmine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Pasadena is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 really do well. If you are starting your jasmine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Pasadena. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pasadena is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pasadena you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your jasmine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pasadena

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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