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Japanese Millet Seeds
LATIN NAME
Echinochloa esculenta
SEASON
Annual
HEIGHT
36 - 60 inches
WHEN TO PLANT
Late Spring to early Fall
MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
High
COLD TOLERANCE
Poor
HEAT TOLERANCE
Excellent
SHADE TOLERANCE
Poor
DAYS TO MATURITY
50 - 60 days
IDEAL FOR
Grain, waterfowl, food plots
About...
Japanese Millet (Echinochloa esculenta) - Japanese Millet is a fast growing, annual, warm season grass that can produce an abundance of grain in as little as 50 – 60 days when planted in full sun. It has long been a favorite of waterfowl hunters due to its ability to grow in wet saturated soils.MORE MILLET OPTIONS
Planting Directions
SOWING TEMPERATURE
65F +
SEEDING RATE
25 - 35 lbs / acre
AVERAGE GERMINATION TIME
3 - 5 days
PLANTING DEPTH
1/2 - 3/4 inch
SOWING METHOD
Broadcast or Drill
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun
USDA ZONES
3 - 9
ESTABLISHMENT RATE
Fast
A common practice is to plant Japanese millet in a low area or slough, then allowing it to flood after it gets large enough to stand above the water level; however, soil temperatures should be above 65F when planting this warm season annual. Although Japanese millet is most commonly used for waterfowl, it is also quite drought and heat tolerant and will produce grain with very little rainfall. Many wildlife species will utilize the grain as the millet matures and falls over, making the grain easily accessible.
Japanese millet can also be used for a cover crop, forage and grazing, and many types of wildlife besides birds.
- Upright, warm-season, summer annal grass that grows 3 to 5 ft tall
- Quick germination and emergence in 3-5 days under ideal growing conditions
- Tolerates wet soils prone to flooding or ponding better than other millets
- Excellent at scavenging nitrogen and preventing erosion
- Finer stems than pearl millet or sorghums, great for grazing
- Wait to plant until soil is 65 degrees Fahrenheit
Seeding Rate: 25 - 35 lbs per acre