Hancock's Browntop Millet Seed is a warm season annual seed crop. Browntop Millet performs or grows best in well drained soils. This seed is a great choice for dove fields, duck plots, quail, turkey, pheasant, deer, food plots, and exotic bird feed. Browntop Millet can sprout within five days of moisture, and is also used as a cover crop or nurse grass for permanent or perennial grass plantings.~~~ Hancock's Browntop Millet Seed is a warm season annual seed crop. Browntop Millet performs or grows best in well drained soils. This seed is a great choice for dove fields, duck plots, quail, turkey, pheasant, deer, food plots, and exotic bird feed. Browntop Millet can sprout within five days of moisture, and is also used as a cover crop or nurse grass for permanent or perennial grass plantings. Product Information Application or Use: Food Plot, Cover Crop, Erosion Control, Pasture, Cattle Grazing, Livestock Forage, Nurse Crop Germination Time: 5 - 7 days, under optimal conditions Growing Locations: Warm Season & Transition Zone Height: 2 - 5 feet Sunlight Requirements: 8+ hours, full sun for best results Advantages: Widely used as a fast growing cover for erosion control. When to Plant: Recommended Planting time is spring and summer when night time temperatures are consistently 65+ degrees and 1 - 2 months prior to first frost. Hancock's Brown Top Millet Seed is a non-GMO product! **Hancock's Brown Top Millet Seed is not intended for human consumption.** *Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured. ~~~ Remove all old vegetation to prepare a clean seedbed by means of a rake (lawn) or disc (pasture). Drag or rake area to loosen and level any hard or uneven spots if needed. Broadcast seed at recommended rate. Drag, rake or roll lightly to cover the seed no more than 1/2 in. below surface. Apply 250 - 300 lbs. of fertilizer per acre.