LANDING STRIP OFFERS A UNIQUE BLEND OF PLANT VARIETIES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COVER AND FOOD IN SUMMER, FALL, AND WINTER FOR YOUR RESIDENT AND MIGRATING WATERFOWL & GAME BIRD POPULATION. COMPRISED OF 3 VARIETIES OF MILLET AND 1 VARIETY OF SORGHUM, LANDING STRIP WILL MATURE IN 60-80 DAYS, CAN BE PLANTED BY WATER, AND CAN BE FLOODED ONCE IT IS MATURE. THIS COMBINATION OF PLANTS CAN GROW 3-5 FEET TALl. LANDING STRIP CAN HANDLE THE HEAT, OFFERING FLEXIBILITY IN PLANTING DATES AND CAN HOLD UP FOR LONG PERIODS ONCE ESTABLISHED. LANDING STRIP WILL PROVIDE A RELIABLE FOOD SOURCE FOR WATERFOWL AND GAMEBIRDS IS TYPICALLY PLANTED NEAR A WETLAND OR BODY OF WATER THAT CAN PROVIDE THE BIRDS WITH A DEPENDABLE SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER. PLANTING ON THE EDGE OF A POND OR IN A FLOODABLE AREA CAN PROVIDE GREAT RESULTS!
THIS IS A GREAT MIX FOR DOMESTIC AND WILD BIRDS
THIS SEED MIX IS MEANT TO BE GROWN, NOT DIRECT FED FROM TUB, AS NUTRIENT CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON HOW MUCH SEED EACH VARIETY PRODUCES PER SQ FT.
1 JUG (5 lbs.) = 1/4 ACRE
1 BIG GULP (20 lbs.) = 1 ACRES
Plant Varieties
3 VARIETIES of MILLET & 1 VARIETY of SORGHUM
Planting Guide
SEED TYPE: ANNUALS
LOCATION: FULL OR PARTIAL SUN, HUNT PLOT, BACKWOODS PLOT
PH RANGE: 5.5 – 7.0 - ELBOW GREASE CAN HELP RAISE PH IF NEEDED
SOIL TYPE: DARK/RICH, SANDY, ROCKY, CLAY
TILLING: TILL, DISK OR HAND RAKE
SEED DEPTH: 1/4” OR LESS
SEED RATE: 20 LBS. / ACRE
PLANTING DATES
ALASKA: APRIL-JUNE (FOR SAME YEAR HARVEST)
NORTH: MAY-AUG
CENTRAL: APRIL-AUG
SOUTH: MARCH-MAY OR AUG-SEPT
