One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Oakwood you can determine when to plant euphorbia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

Frost tolerance for euphorbia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Euphorbia are barely cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Oakwood is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Oakwood. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Oakwood may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Oakwood it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your euphorbia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oakwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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