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.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant jasmine by referring to the USDA zone info for Rahway.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

You should not plant jasmine until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Rahway 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. If you wait 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Rahway. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rahway is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Rahway you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your jasmine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rahway

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

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