When to Plant Millet in Revere, MA

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Revere 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 the last frost has passed.

Millet are not cold tolerant which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant millet
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant millet
Probably not a good time to plant millet

The earliest that you can plant millet in Revere 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 little bit earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Revere. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Revere may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Revere last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your millet in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Revere

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 Low0°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.

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