When to Plant Millet in Glendora, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

It's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant millet by checking out the USDA zone info for Glendora.


Planting Calendar for Millet

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

It's not a good idea to plant millet until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant millet
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant millet
Probably not a good time to plant millet

The earliest that you can plant millet in Glendora is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant millet and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your millet may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Glendora. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Glendora is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Glendora last frost occurs after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your millet in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glendora

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Glendora

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