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

You should be able to figure out when to plant millet by checking out the USDA zone info for Rossford.

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 all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Rossford 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. Any later than that and your millet may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your millet indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Rossford. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Rossford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Rossford

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