Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Savannah can be reffered to in order to figure out when to plant millet.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

You should not plant millet until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Savannah 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 really do well. Starting your millet indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Savannah. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Savannah is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Savannah you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your millet in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Savannah

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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