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Ambush Millet Mix
Ambush Millet Mix is a combination of White Millet and Japanese Reed Millet. The Reed Millet being a stronger plant and more winter hardy provides cover while the White Millet produces plentiful seed to hold the birds in the cover. It is an ideal mixture for use as a wind-proof belt on the outside of a block of maize or as a flushing point at the end of maize.
3.00 kg White Millet
2.00 kg Japanese Reed Millet
5.00 kg/acre
pack size 1 acre (5kg) untreated
Millgame Millet Mix
Millgame Millet Mix uses both red and white millet and is useful as the red matures earlier that the white, therefore extending the feeding period. This mixture can produce huge amounts of high protein feed per acre and when combined with maize creates an excellent cover and feed crop.
2.50 kg Red Millet
2.50 kg White Millet
5.00 kg/acre
White Millet
White Millet is best suited to more southerly regions of the UK as it is a sunshine loving plant and is not frost hardy. It provides warmth, shelter and feed to game birds and will attract wild seed-eating birds such as finches. Millet is particularly attractive to grey and red-legged partridges and if sown alone can be used for early holding cover. When required to last longer into the season it performs well if sown with Maize but will combine well with a variety of other game cover crops.
Pack size 1 acre (5kg) untreated
Red Millet
Red Millet is earlier maturing than white and does not stand well when sown alone. However, it is a good partner to use with white millet as it extends the feeding period. As with other millets, it is susceptible to frost.
Pack size 1 acre (5kg) untreated
Japanese Reed Millet
Japanese Reed Millet is a stronger plant than other members of the millet family and is more winter hardy. When mixed with white millet it provides an excellent cover and feed crop.
Pack size 1 acre (5kg) untreated
Canary Grass
(Phalaris aquatica)
Canary Grass provides excellent medium to long term nesting cover for pheasant and partridge and can be used to both hold and drive birds. It is useful in areas where annual planting is not an option, either because it is uneconomic or too difficult and is a good choice to use between tree rows in newly established woods. Care must be taken in wide enough rows to prevent the Canary Grass becoming too dense and therefore impassable to the birds. Annual management should be undertaken to keep the rows clear and topping is beneficial if the grass becomes too tall, with the debris being removed.
Pack size 1 acre (2.5kg) untreated
(limited availability)
Reed Canary Grass
(Phalaris arundinacea)
Reed Canary Grass is similar to Phalaris aquatica but is more suitable for use in exposed northern regions as it is a much hardier plant and will tolerate a wide range of soil types. It not only offers nesting and cover to pheasants but also provides wild birds with nesting sites. The crop is purely for cover and does not provide feed so bare patches may be left unplanted or later cut out to provide areas for artificial feeding. As with Phalaris aquatica drilling in wide rows is necessary rather than broadcasting or the crop will become too dense and annual management should be untaken to keep the rows clear. Topping is beneficial if it becomes too tall, with the debris removed.
Pack size 1 acre (2.5kg) untreated
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