One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

In Rockledge you can estimate when you can plant jasmine by checking out 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.

Jasmine are not cold tolerant which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Rockledge 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. If you wait any later than that and 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

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Rockledge. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Rockledge may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Rockledge there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your jasmine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rockledge

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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