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)