Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant millet in Kennesaw can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

Since millet are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Kennesaw 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. If you wait any later than that and your millet may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Kennesaw. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

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

USDA Zone Info for Kennesaw

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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