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.

In Missouri City you can figure out when to plant millet 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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant millet until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Missouri City is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant millet and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and 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

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Missouri City. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Missouri City is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Missouri City last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your millet if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Missouri City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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