What is the best season to plant millet?

Millet Planting Season and Time

Common millet varieties include: Jinmi from Jinxiang, Shandong, Taohuami from Hebei, Longshan millet from Zhangqiu, Shandong, etc. April to May every spring is the best time to sow millet. In the southern region, it can be sown in late February, and a little later in the northern region, in late March.

Millet harvest season

Millet in the southern region matures and is harvested from mid-July to early September, while millet in the northern region matures and is harvested from mid-August to early October. The yield per mu is generally around 600-800 jin.

Millet planting steps and methods

1. Land preparation: Deeply plow the soil in the planting area to improve the soil structure and increase the soil's water retention capacity, which is conducive to the rooting and growth of millet and increases yield;

2. Seed treatment: Choose varieties with good quality and strong disease resistance, dry the seeds on a sunny day, and use special insect repellents for planting;

3. Sowing: When planting millet, the row spacing between each plant should be about 50 cm, the plant spacing should be about 30 cm, and the planting depth should be 1-2 cm.