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.

The USDA zone info for Fort Myers can be read to determine when it's a good idea to plant jasmine.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant jasmine until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Fort Myers 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 fully mature. Starting your jasmine indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Fort Myers. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Fort Myers and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Myers last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your jasmine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Myers

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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