When to Plant Jasmine in Ogdensburg, NY

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.

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant jasmine by checking out the USDA zone info for Ogdensburg.


Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

You really shouldn't plant jasmine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Ogdensburg 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. If you wait any later than that and your jasmine may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Ogdensburg. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Ogdensburg is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Ogdensburg it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your jasmine in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ogdensburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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