The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's a good idea to plant jasmine is to look at the USDA zone info for East Grand Forks.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant jasmine until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in East Grand Forks is May. However, you really should wait until June 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 fully mature. Starting your jasmine indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in East Grand Forks. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for East Grand Forks and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in East Grand Forks you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your jasmine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for East Grand Forks

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in East Grand Forks

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