One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant millet is to examine the USDA zone info for Rancho Cordova.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

You can not plant millet until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Rancho Cordova is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your millet may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Rancho Cordova. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Rancho Cordova is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Rancho Cordova it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your millet if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rancho Cordova

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Rancho Cordova

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