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Planting Date: June - July
Rate: 40 lbs. per acre or 1 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft.
Depth: ¼"
Type: warm season annual grass
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(Jap or Duck
millet) is a fast growing and heavy seeder and is best for the areas that are to be
flooded and near water sources and muddy spots. Attractive to deer, quail, ducks and
dove. This millet is an early summer producer and matures in 60-90 days depending upon the area
grown, time of planting and climate / growing conditions.
Plant at the rate if 25 - 45lb. Per acre in strips or around lakes or ponds and dam
areas.
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JAPANESE
MILLET
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Common Name: Japanese Millet
Family Name: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Echinochola crusgalli
Origin: North Central Africa
Warm Season Annual best adapted to medium to heavy soils
Japanese millet grown as a forage grass. It resembles barnyard grass and may
have originated from it, that is why some people call it Barnyard Millet.
Japanese millet is usually grown as a late season grass. It is plant from
April-July at 15-20 lbs per acre drilled and 25-30 lbs per acre broadcast. A lot
of duck hunters plant Japanese millet to attract ducks for duck season. It
the most rapid growing of all millets producing ripe grain in 45 days after
seeding. The growth habit of this annual grass is an erect plant 2-4 feet tall
with a panicle inflorescence made up of 5-1 sessile branches. The spiklets
are brownish to purple and are on each side of each branch.
Uses: Japanese millet is also known as Jap or Duck millet. It is an
annual that grows 2 to 4 feet tall. It will tolerate wet and muddy soil
conditions while growing and can even be slightly flooded while growing as long
as the leaves remain above water. The seed will mature on the stalk in 45-60
days. The plant can be flooded after maturity for duck ponds.
Method: Drain a beaver pond to expose wet mud flats. Install a water
control structure such as a 3-log drain or Clemson leveler (contact a wildlife
biologist for advice and diagrams). Broadcast the seed at the recommended rate
evenly across the area on top of wet mud. Seed will sink slightly into soft mud
and receive enough soil contact to germinate.
Soil test: No lime is necessary.
Fertility: No fertilizer is necessary.
Best for: Turkey, Duck, Dove, Pheasant, Quail
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