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

One way of estimating when you can plant millet is to use the USDA zone info for Port Arthur.

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 not a good idea to plant millet until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant millet in Port Arthur 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your millet may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your millet indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Port Arthur is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Port Arthur it frosts late in the year after February 15 so always be ready to protect your millet if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Port Arthur

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.

Plants to Grow in Port Arthur

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