Millet, Aukse's Foxtail  (100 days) Setaria italica -  From our friends at Adaptive Seeds who obtained it while on their Seed Ambassadors Project by The Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture in Dotnuva, Lithuania, who wrote that, “the breeder there had been working with millets since long before the collapse of the Soviet Union and he said the birds at the zoo prefer his varieties.” There are 4 major types of  millet which include Pearl (the most common grain type), Proso, Finger, and Foxtail (the type used for birdseed). Foxtail millet has a hull which is quite difficult to remove and are most typically grown for floral arrangements and poultry feed. Seed heads are dense clusters of small seeds that grow from 4-10” long in a drooping form that resembles a fox's tail.Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies". Interestingly, millet is the 5th most commonly cultivated grain crop in the world after wheat, rice, corn and barley. HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet 2g (~300 seeds) ...

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Millet, Dragon's Claw (90 days) Eleusine coracana - A finger millet that grows to about 18” tall. 4-8 Panicles containing small seeds reach skyward, curling in much like a claw. Seed has a hull that is difficult to remove,  so they are more commonly grown for floral arrangements and birdseed. There are 4 major types of  millet which include Pearl (the most common grain type), Proso, Finger, and Foxtail (the type used for birdseed).  Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies". Interestingly, millet is the 5th most commonly cultivated grain crop in the world after wheat, rice, corn and barley. HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet 2g (~300 seeds) ...

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Millet, Juosvse Proso  (90 days) Panicum miliaceum - Variety given to the Seed Ambassadors Project by the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture, Dotnuva, Lithuania and obtained from our friends at Adaptive Seed. Proso millets are an easy to grow warm season grass that produce attractive sprays of seeds on a loose panicle. Seeds are a copper red and have a hull that is difficult to remove, so they are more commonly grown for floral arrangements and birdseed.  There are 4 major types of  millet which include Pearl (the most common grain type), Proso, Finger, and Foxtail (the type used for birdseed). Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies". Interestingly, millet is the 5th most commonly cultivated grain crop in the world after wheat, rice, corn and barley. HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet 1g (~150 seeds) ...

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Millet, Lime Light Spray (85 days) Setaria italica - A pretty foxtail type with densely packed panicles of small seeds clustered in an appealing lumpy form (think cauliflower) that make charming additions to floral displays and wreathes. Seed heads are dense clusters of small seeds that grow from 4-10” long in a drooping form that resembles a fox's tail. There are 4 major types of  millet which include Pearl (the most common grain type), Proso, Finger, and Foxtail (the type used for birdseed).  Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies". Interestingly, millet is the 5th most commonly cultivated grain crop in the world after wheat, rice, corn and barley. HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet 1g (~300 seeds) ...

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Milllet, Mukombi, Pearl type (110 days) Pennisetum glaucum - A striking Pearl millet type that we obtained from the Kenyan highlands. Plant is a tropical grass that resembles corn until seed heads form that rise 8-12’ above the grown like a valiant torch to the sun. Densely packed bluish ivory seeds cluster around the stem and grow from 10-20” long. They make a striking addition to larger floral displays and wreathes.  There are 4 major types of  millet which include Pearl (the most common grain type), Proso, Finger, and Foxtail (the type used for birdseed).  Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies". HEIRLOOM. Only available through our CSA Packet 2g (~300 seeds) ...

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