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.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Okmulgee can be figured out by reviewing 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 when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Okmulgee 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Okmulgee. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Okmulgee may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Okmulgee you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your millet if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Okmulgee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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