One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's possible to determine when to plant oleander by reviewing the USDA zone info for Streetsboro.

Planting Calendar for Oleander

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

Since oleander require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant oleander in Streetsboro 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your oleander indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Streetsboro may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Streetsboro you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your oleander if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Streetsboro

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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