Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 Chino Valley can be read to figure out when it's the best time to plant millet.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

You should not plant millet until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Chino Valley 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 really do well. Starting your millet indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Chino Valley. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Chino Valley may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Chino Valley 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 Chino Valley

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 Chino Valley

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