Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Ridgefield you can determine when it's a good idea to plant oleander by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Oleander

Frost tolerance for oleander:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Oleander require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant oleander in Ridgefield 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. If you wait any later than that and your oleander may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your oleander indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Ridgefield. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Ridgefield is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Ridgefield last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your oleander if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ridgefield

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.

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