Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant millet is to use the USDA zone info for Flatwoods.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

Since millet do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Flatwoods 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 grow to maturity. Starting your millet indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Flatwoods. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Flatwoods is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Flatwoods you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your millet if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Flatwoods

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Flatwoods

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Flatwoods.