SETARIA ITALICA
German Millet
German millet is an annual, warm season grass popularly used in wildlife food plots. It is most commonly grown for its small seeds that make excellent feed for waterfowl, upland game birds, and songbirds. It can also be used as a single-cut, short season, emergency hay crop with no regrowth after cutting. It grows well in sandy to loamy soils and prefers warm weather and semi-arid conditions but cannot recover very easily from drought. Because it establishes quickly and can produce more biomass than annual rye, it is can also be used for erosion control on steep slopes.
Key features
- Annual warm-season grass
- Prefers warmweather and semi-arid conditions
- Establishes quickly
- Good for erosion control on slopes
- Small seeds make excellent feed for birds
General Characteristics
Segment
Forage
Species
Annual grasses
Sci. Name
SETARIA ITALICA
Seeding Information
Approx. Seeds/Lb.
180,000
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre)
20-25
Planting Times
Early - Late Summer
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre)
10-12