When to Plant Millet in Holmes Beach, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening 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 Holmes Beach can be reviewed to estimate when 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 really shouldn't plant millet until after the last 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 Holmes Beach 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. Starting your millet indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Holmes Beach. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Holmes Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Holmes Beach there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your millet if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Holmes Beach

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.

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