One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant jasmine by looking at the USDA zone info for Rupert.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

Jasmine do not do well in cold weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Rupert 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your jasmine may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Rupert. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Rupert is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Rupert you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your jasmine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rupert

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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