Multi-Purpose/Multi-Year Wildlife Food & Shelter Mix
Mix Composition
30.0% Sorghum spp. (Dwarf Sorghum/Red Milo)
25.0% Panicum miliaceum (White Proso Millet)
12.0% Sorghastrum nutans, WI Ecotype (Indiangrass, WI Ecotype)
11.0% Andropogon gerardii, 'Niagara' (Big Bluestem, ‘Niagara’)
10.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Shelter' (Switchgrass, ‘Shelter’)
7.4% Helianthus annuus (Common Sunflower)
2.6% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
1.5% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
0.5% Desmodium paniculatum, PA Ecotype (Panicledleaf Ticktrefoil, PA Ecotype)
General Product Information:
This combination of annual milo, millet and sunflower provides excellent first-year coverage for pheasants and migrating birds on well-drained, upland soils. It is also a companion crop for the warm season grasses and partridge pea, which create perennial food and shelter for all types of wildlife. Seed in full sun in the spring in tilled or disturbed soils. Mix formulations are subject to change without notice depending on the availability of existing and new products. While the formula may change, the guiding philosophy and function of the mix will not.
Item Number: ERNMX-171
Product Categories:
Uplands & Meadows
Height: 2.0 – 6.3 Ft
Seeding Rate: 30 lb per acre
