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.

In Rancho Palos Verdes you can figure out when it's the best time to plant millet by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

You really shouldn't plant millet until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Rancho Palos Verdes 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your millet may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your millet indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Rancho Palos Verdes the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rancho Palos Verdes is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Rancho Palos Verdes last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your millet if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rancho Palos Verdes

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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