One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

A common way of figuring out when it's possible to plant oleander is to check out the USDA zone info for Fruita.

Planting Calendar for Oleander

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

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

The earliest that you can plant oleander in Fruita 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 oleander and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your oleander may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your oleander indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Fruita is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Fruita last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your oleander if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fruita

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.

Plants to Grow in Fruita

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Fruita.