Hybrid Pearl Millet Seed - Leafy 22

The Leafy 22 variant of Hybrid Pearl Millet grows in shorter than the average Millet forage, giving it more strength and stability.  Leafy 22 comes in with higher protein content than most other varieties of warm-season grass.

Product Details

• Grows shorter than the average millet
• Has more strength and stability
• Highest protein of any warm season grass
• Great for cattle forage and hay production
• Excellent seeding vigor, and late maturity

Product Information

Leafy 22 Hybrid Pearl Millet is an improved hybrid pearl millet variety used mainly for cattle forage and hay production during the warm season. Leafy 22 has excellent seeding vigor, and late maturity. Leafy 22 is a shorter, leafier hybrid than most others hybrids. Leafier millets have higher protein content making better quality hay and grazing. Hybrid pearl millet offers the highest protein of any warm season grass.

Leafy 22 features a high leaf to stem ratio, smooth leaves with thinner stems, higher protein content, and little to no prussic acid dangers. It is adaptable to marginal soils. It grows 2 to 3 ft. shorter than other hybrids, which increases its strength and stability.

Leafy 22 can be grazed or cut for dry hay.

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Prepare a good seedbed by turning and smoothing the soil, as for corn or peanuts. Seed at a rate of 10 lbs. per acre. For 36 inch rows, sow 15 lbs. per acre. For 24 inch rows, use 25 lbs. The 24 and 36 in. row plantings require cultivation or an application of 3/4 lb per acre of atrazine after plants reach 2 or 3 leaf stage. Maximum yields have been obtained from late April or early May plantings. Earlier plantings gain little because pearl millet makes little growth when temperatures are below 70 degrees fahrenheit.

Although Pearl Millet will make more growth than most other crops on infertile sandy soil, fertilizing will generally pay off. Fertilization will increase yield and heavy fertilization will also increase protein and vitamin A content. Phosphorus and potassium requirements for Tifleaf 3 can usually be met by applying 250 pounds of 0-10-20 for every 100 lbs. of N applied.

Pearl Millet can be grazed rotationally. Graze Pearl Millet plantings when they are 15 to 18 in. tall and grazing continually at a stocking rate to leave about 9 to 12 in. of stubble. Pearl Millet does not contain the prussic acid glucoside that can sometimes break down and poison cattle that are grazing Sorghum-Sudangrass hybrids. Thus Pearl Millet can be safely grazed at any stage of growth and during droughts that usually increase the risk associated with grazing Sorghum-Sudangrass hybrids.

Hybrid Millet can make good quality hay if cut when it is 2 to 3 feet tall. The stems are coarse, and a hay conditioner that crushes the stems will facilitate drying. However, Hybrid Millet cut at the suggested growth stage will still require two to three times as long as Coastal Bermudagrass to cure enough to be baled.

Apply 50 - 60 lbs. of nitrogen per acre at planting. Leave a minimum of 6 in. at harvest for re-growth (avoid grazing to the ground).

Instructions

When choosing to start a new lawn, remove old vegetation by using a de-thatcher, power rake or tiller to kill the existing vegetation. Rake or drag the area to remove debris and dead grass for a clean area. Ensure the soil is leveled and loosened to allow the seed to have good soil contact once spread on a clean seed bed.

If you have an area with heavy weed coverage, we recommend starting fresh by killing and removing the existing vegetation. If you choose to use chemicals, herbicides or fertilizers, you must check with the product's manufacturer prior to planting new seed to ensure the proper waiting period.

When overseeding an existing area, mow your lawn at the lowest setting and bag the clippingsx. Rake or drag any areas that have dead thatch or debris.