One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The first opportunity to plant jasmine in Christiansburg can be determined by using the USDA zone info.

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 can not plant jasmine until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Christiansburg 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 really do well. If you are starting your jasmine indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Christiansburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Christiansburg is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Christiansburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your jasmine if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Christiansburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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