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.

A way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant millet is to examine the USDA zone info for Lake Charles.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

Millet require warm weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Lake Charles 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. 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

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Lake Charles. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Charles is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lake Charles you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your millet if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Charles

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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