Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Erwin you can figure out when it's possible to plant oleander by checking out 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 a bad idea to plant oleander until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant oleander in Erwin 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 fully mature. 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 Erwin. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Erwin is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Erwin you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your oleander if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Erwin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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