Grow guide
How to grow Pearl Millet (Cover)
Pennisetum glaucum
- Type
- Millet
- Zones
- USDA zones 5–10
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 60–75 days
- Spacing
- 6″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water As needed
- Mow As needed
Notes
Drought-tolerant warm-season grass; photosensitive so late planting triggers early seed-set; no prussic acid risk unlike sorghum-sudangrass hybrids.
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Grows well nearby
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