Millet, Juosvse Proso 

(90 days) Panicum miliaceum -

Juosvse Proso is an easy to grow warm season grass producing attractive sprays which are lovely filler addition to cut flower bouquets  Seeds are a copper red and have a hull that is difficult to remove, so they are most commonly grown for floral arrangements and birdseed. 

Variety given to the Seed Ambassadors Project by the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture, Dotnuva, Lithuania and obtained from our friends at Adaptive Seed. 

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.

Packet 1g (~150 seeds)