When to Plant Jasmine in Bonne Terre, MO

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

One way of determining when it's a good idea to plant jasmine is to use the USDA zone info for Bonne Terre.


Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

Jasmine require warm weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant jasmine
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant jasmine
Probably not a good time to plant jasmine

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Bonne Terre 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Bonne Terre the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bonne Terre is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Bonne Terre there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your jasmine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bonne Terre

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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