The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant jasmine in Fort Meade should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

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 do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Fort Meade 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 grow to maturity. 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 Fort Meade. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Fort Meade and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Meade it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your jasmine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Meade

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.

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