German Foxtail Millet Seed

Golden German Foxtail Millet is most commonly used for exotic bird feed, dove fields, livestock forage and food plots for deer, turkey, quail, dove and other wildlife. Golden German Foxtail Millet is commonly referred to as “German Millet”.~~~

Golden German Foxtail Millet is most commonly used for exotic bird feed, dove fields, livestock forage and food plots for deer, turkey, quail, dove and other wildlife. Golden German Foxtail Millet is commonly referred to as “German Millet”.

Product Information

• Application or Use: Cover Crop, Erosion Control, Cattle Forage, Livestock Grazing, Food Plot
• Germination Time: 7 – 14 days, under optimal conditions
• Growing Locations: Warm Season, Transition Zone, Cool Season
• Height: 2 – 5 feet
• Sunlight Requirements: 8+ hours, full sun for best results
• Advantages: Fairly low water requirements.
• When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring and summer when night time temperatures are consistently 65+ degrees.

Product Details

• Commonly used for exotic bird feed, dove fields, forage and food plots
• Annual warm season grass
• Fairly low water requirement
• Shallow root system
• Requires a relatively fine, firm seedbed for adequate germination

Product Information

German or foxtail millet is an annual warm season grass that matures quickly in the hot summer months. It is one of the oldest of cultivated crops. Although German millet has a fairly low water requirement, it doesn’t recover easily after a drought because of its shallow root system. Grain formation requires 75 to 90 days.

German millet forms slender, erect, and leafy stems that can vary in height from 2 to 5 ft. As a small seeded crop, German millet requires a relatively fine, firm seedbed for adequate germination. In order to avoid early competition from germinating weed seed, German millet should be sown in a stale seed bed or closely drilled in the row. Coarse sands should be avoided.

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Plant this seed in the spring or summer for best results. Sow this seed at a rate of 20 – 30 lbs per acre and at a depth of 1/4 – 1/2 inch. German Foxtail Millet prefers a pH of 5.8 – 6.5.