One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant millet is to refer to the USDA zone info for Conyers.

Planting Calendar for Millet

Frost tolerance for millet:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not 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 Conyers is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant millet and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your millet may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Conyers. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Conyers is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Conyers it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your millet if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Conyers

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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