One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Port Washington can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Jasmine

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

Since jasmine are not cold tolerant you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant jasmine in Port Washington 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. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your jasmine indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Port Washington. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Port Washington may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Port Washington it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your jasmine in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Port Washington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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