One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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 USDA zone info for Socorro should be read to figure out when it's possible to plant millet.

Planting Calendar for Millet

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

You can not plant millet until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Socorro 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Socorro. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Socorro is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Socorro you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your millet if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Socorro

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.

Plants to Grow in Socorro

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Socorro.