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.

The first chance to plant millet in Franklin should be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

Since millet are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Franklin 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Franklin. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Franklin is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Franklin last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your millet in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Franklin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

Plants to Grow in Franklin

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