One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In Eastlake you can determine when it's possible to plant oleander by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Oleander

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

Since oleander require warm weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant oleander in Eastlake 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 little bit earlier by starting your oleander indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Eastlake the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Eastlake is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Eastlake there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your oleander if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eastlake

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.

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