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 a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant oleander by using the USDA zone info for Cayce.

Planting Calendar for Oleander

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

Oleander require warm weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant oleander in Cayce 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your oleander indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Cayce. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cayce is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Cayce last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your oleander if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cayce

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Cayce

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Cayce.