The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when you can plant jasmine is to refer to the USDA zone info for Covington.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant jasmine until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Covington. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Covington is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Covington you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your jasmine if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Covington

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.

Plants to Grow in Covington

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