The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Plant City it's a good idea to determine when you can plant millet.

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 should not plant millet until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Plant City 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. If you wait any later than that and your millet may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Plant City. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Plant City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Plant City it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your millet in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Plant City

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 Plant City

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