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

You can figure out when it's possible to plant oleander in Cody 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Oleander require warm weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant oleander in Cody 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 little bit earlier by starting your oleander indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Cody. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cody may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Cody you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your oleander in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cody

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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