One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when you can plant millet is to use the USDA zone info for Tuscumbia.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant millet until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Tuscumbia 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 millet and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your millet may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Tuscumbia. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Tuscumbia and it is different every year. Half of the time in Tuscumbia there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your millet in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tuscumbia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Tuscumbia

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