The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Indianola should be reviewed to estimate when you can plant oleander.

Planting Calendar for Oleander

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

Since oleander are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant oleander in Indianola 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your oleander may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your oleander indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Indianola. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Indianola may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Indianola there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your oleander in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Indianola

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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