Hell’s Canyon foxtail millet
$4.00 – $8.00
(Setaria italica)
A Maxima type with dense, orange heads. Very pretty, especially when the leaves begin turning purple as it senesces.
Plant once soil is warm, a week or two after the average last frost (about the same time as common beans and amaranth). Sow seeds ¼” deep, 6” apart in rows 8” apart. Millet likes heat. Bird like millet; when the heads near maturity, pay close attention, and take precautions if you observe the birds beginning to feast. Seedheads can be harvested after frost kills the plants and dried further if necessary before threshing, which is easily accomplished by treading on them.