One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 best time to plant millet in Clinton should be determined by checking out 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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant millet until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Clinton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your millet may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your millet indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Clinton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Clinton is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Clinton you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your millet in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clinton

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.

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