The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant millet in Heber Springs should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Millet

Frost tolerance for millet:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant millet in Heber Springs 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. If you wait any later than that and your millet may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your millet indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Heber Springs. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Heber Springs may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Heber Springs it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your millet if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Heber Springs

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 Heber Springs

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Heber Springs.