STRAIN R GERMAN MILLET
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Summary
German Strain R Millet is most commonly used as a warm season hay crop and due to its relatively fast maturity can produce an abundant amount of high-quality hay in as little as 40 to 50 days. German Strain R Millet is relatively fine stemmed but is not known for its regrowth potential. It is therefore mostly a one-shot crop although limited regrowth can be experienced with adequate rainfall. German Strain R Millet can be used for forage, either for hay or grazing, as a component in wildlife or cover crop blends or as a nurse crop for fall planted alfalfa. German Strain R Millet should be harvest for hay when in the “boot” stage before the seed head emerges from the plant. Care should be used when feeding German Strain R Millet hay that has been allowed to “head out” due to possible negative properties of the grain and should not be fed to horses. German Strain R Millet is quite drought hardy and can produce a respectable amount of forage on very little water. However, Strain R Millet can accumulate nitrates so be sure to manage for nitrate levels and have the forage tested.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Plant Characteristics
- Height
- 24" - 60"
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Growing Cycle
- Annual
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Summer
- Plant Depth
- 0.5" - 1"
- Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
- 65° F
- Establishment
- Easy
Seed Information
- Seeds Per Pound
- 180,000
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Tracheobionta
- Super Division
- Spermatophyta
- Division
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- LILIOPSIDA
- Subclass
- COMMELINIDAE
- Order
- CYPERALES
- Family
- POACEAE
- Genus
- SETERIA
- Species
- SETERIA ITALICA