Millets
Millet provides feed and a degree of shelter to game birds - a useful addition to many game cover mixtures. Easy to grow on most soil types and the perfect companion to maize and sorghum.
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Red Millet
Description
Description
- Red Millet is best sown alongside other crops to provide a source of food which will keep birds in the covers
- Will produce a plentiful supply of small seeds for birds
- Often sown in conjunction with maize or kale to provide feed and flushing area
- Earlier to mature than white millet, susceptible to frost
Sowing rate: 25kg/ha
Pack quantity
10kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £29.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £27.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £26.00 |
White Millet
Description
Description
- Ideal for use with maize crops and can grow up to 90cm
- Provides both cover and a high-quality feed source
- Can be used as a feeding block or flushing point
- Thicker leaved and higher-yielding than red millet
Sowing rate: 25kg/ha
Pack quantity
10kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £29.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £27.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £26.00 |
Japanese Reed Millet
Description
Description
- Stronger plant than other members of the millet family
- Very winter hardy
- When mixed with white and red millet it provides an excellent cover and feed crop
Sowing rate: 25kg/ha
Pack quantity
10kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £44.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £41.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £39.00 |
Ambush Millet Mixture
Description
Description
- Combination of white, red and Japanese reed millet
- Reed millet is the stronger and more winter hardy plant providing cover
- The white and red millet produce plentiful seed to hold the birds in the cover
- Ideal for use as a wind-proof belt on the outside of a block of maize or as a flushing point at the end of maize
Sowing rate: 12kg/ac
Pack quantity
10kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £40.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £38.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £36.00 |
Top Flush Millet Mixture
Description
Description
- Mixture of red, panorama and white millets
- Mixture ensures a wider window of seed shed
- Feed value from September to December
- Provides a good feed block if sown adjacent to maize
- Can be cross-drilled or broadcast in maize crops to add feed value and warmth
Sowing rate: 5kg/ac
Pack quantity
10kg
| Pack | Pack Price | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | £42.00 | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £39.00 |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £37.00 |