One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant jasmine is to check out the USDA zone info for Isle of Palms.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

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

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Isle of Palms 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 really do well. Starting your jasmine indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Isle of Palms. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Isle of Palms is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Isle of Palms you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your jasmine if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Isle of Palms

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.

Plants to Grow in Isle of Palms

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