One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant jasmine is to use the USDA zone info for Dubuque.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

It's probably not a good 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 Dubuque is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant jasmine and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your jasmine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your jasmine indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Dubuque. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dubuque may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Dubuque last frost occurs after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your jasmine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dubuque

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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