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

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Slidell can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

You can not plant jasmine until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Slidell 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Slidell. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Slidell is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Slidell you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your jasmine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Slidell

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.

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