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.

In Santa Ana you can estimate when to plant jasmine by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant jasmine until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Santa Ana 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. If you wait any later than that and 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 January 31 in Santa Ana. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Santa Ana may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Santa Ana you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your jasmine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Santa Ana

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.

Plants to Grow in Santa Ana

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