Grow guide
How to grow Pearl Millet
Pennisetum glaucum
- Type
- Millet
- Zones
- USDA zones 5–10
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 75–110 days
- Spacing
- 12″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Harvest Once
- Fertilize Once at planting
- Water Rainfall dependent
Notes
Tall, heat-loving. Sow June in 7B.
More millet varieties
Grows well nearby
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