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

The USDA zone info for Point Pleasant can be reffered to in order to figure out when it's the best time to plant oleander.

Planting Calendar for Oleander

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

Since oleander require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant oleander in Point Pleasant 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 really do well. Starting your oleander indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Point Pleasant. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Point Pleasant is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Point Pleasant you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your oleander if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Point Pleasant

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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