One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant millet in Pensacola can be determined 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.

It's not a good idea to 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 Pensacola 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 fully mature. If you are starting your millet indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Pensacola. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pensacola is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pensacola you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your millet in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pensacola

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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