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.

The USDA zone info for Cornelius should be reviewed to figure out when it's possible to plant jasmine.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

Jasmine are not cold tolerant which tells us that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Cornelius 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Cornelius. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cornelius is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Cornelius last frost occurs after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your jasmine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cornelius

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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