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.

It's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant jasmine by referring to the USDA zone info for New Roads.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

It's not a good idea to plant jasmine until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in New Roads 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your jasmine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in New Roads. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Roads may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in New Roads you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your jasmine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Roads

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°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 25°F.

Plants to Grow in New Roads

You may be interested in your other planting guides for New Roads.