The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant millet in New Albany 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.

You really shouldn't plant millet until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant millet in New Albany 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for New Albany is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in New Albany you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your millet in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Albany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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