Grow guide
How to grow Foxtail Millet Red Jewel
Setaria italica
- Type
- Millet
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 70–80 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 4 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 14 days
Care
- Water As needed
- Harvest As needed
- Thin As needed
Notes
Fast annual with dense crimson bottlebrush heads on 2-3 ft stems; good fresh or dried cut filler; direct sow after last frost or start 4-6 weeks early.
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Grows well nearby
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