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 common way of making a decision about when to plant millet is to refer to the USDA zone info for Minneola.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

Since millet do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Minneola 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. 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Minneola. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Minneola is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Minneola there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your millet if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Minneola

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 Minneola

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