White Proso Millet
Growing White Proso Millet
‘White Proso’ is an open-pollinated millet prized for its high-quality seed, dependable germination, and adaptability to a wide range of soils. The Seeds ’n Such strain offers at least 80% germination with 99% purity and typically reaches no more than about 3 feet tall.
Plant ‘White Proso’ seeds about ½ to 1 inch deep by broadcasting or spacing plants roughly 2 to 4 inches apart. Germination typically takes 3 to 7 days. Sow approximately 6 ounces per 500 square feet. This heat- and drought-tolerant crop is sensitive to frost, so it is best planted in May or early June.
Ready to harvest in about 70 days, gather the crop once plants and seed heads have reached full maturity.
Adaptable, productive, and dependable, ‘White Proso’ is especially well suited to forage, seed production, and storage.
½–1 in.
2–4 ft.
Panicum miliaceum