One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant millet is to check out the USDA zone info for Huntersville.

Planting Calendar for Millet

Frost tolerance for millet:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Millet require warm weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Huntersville 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. Starting your millet indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Huntersville. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Huntersville is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Huntersville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your millet in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Huntersville

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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