Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Peoria it's possible to figure out when to plant jasmine.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

Since jasmine are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Peoria 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Peoria. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Peoria may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Peoria there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your jasmine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Peoria

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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