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

A common way of making a decision about when to plant millet is to check out the USDA zone info for Pittsburg.

Planting Calendar for Millet

Frost tolerance for millet:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

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

The earliest that you can plant millet in Pittsburg 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your millet indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Pittsburg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Pittsburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pittsburg last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your millet in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pittsburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Pittsburg

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