The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant oleander in Schuylkill Haven by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Oleander

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant oleander until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant oleander in Schuylkill Haven 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your oleander indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Schuylkill Haven. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Schuylkill Haven is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Schuylkill Haven it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your oleander if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Schuylkill Haven

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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