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

The first opportunity to plant jasmine in New Bedford should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

It's a bad idea to plant jasmine until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in New Bedford 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in New Bedford. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for New Bedford is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in New Bedford it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your jasmine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Bedford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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