What’s this?? Wild Millet?

[SWIFFY]

What is this? It almost seems out like millet? It’s growing randomly in a few plots. Guessing the pheasants may like it anyway?
Thanks

 

[SwampCat]

It looks like browntop millet. Have you ever planted it before in any of those plots. It often comes back on its own.

 

[S.T.Fanatic]

I saw some in a road ditch today. Nobody plants that stuff up here.


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[Marty]

Wild Proso Millet, Broomcorn Millet? Pics look very close on Google

 

[Marty]

 

[Catscratch]

It reminds me of the proso millet that I plant in plots.

Here is a link to help you id it if it is wild proso...

http://agron-www.agron.iastate.edu/~weeds/Ag317-99/id/WeedID/wprosom.html

 

[SWIFFY]

Thanks for the replies. Im finding it in 2 different plots ive planted about 30 miles apart. Ive never planted it in either of these plots.

I guess if its millet it should be good for something! I just didnt realize it would grow wild? Ill take it... better than more foxtail!

 

[ksgobbler]

Looks like young witch grass to me. Here is witchgrass next to my shop

 

[Catscratch]

Looks like young witch grass to me. Here is witchgrass next to my shop
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My witch grass looks EXACTLY like that right now. Also have a shop that is the exact same color as your's too.
I was thinking the OP had a little more substantial seed heads than the witch grass, but maybe being in a different zone might make it look a little different.

 

[ksgobbler]

My witch grass looks EXACTLY like that right now. Also have a shop that is the exact same color as your's too.
I was thinking the OP had a little more substantial seed heads than the witch grass, but maybe being in a different zone might make it look a little different.

I think his is early in the seed making stage. I bet it will look like the ones in my pic shortly.i bet it ends up looking like this pic eventually.

 

[SWIFFY]

Now I hope you fellas are wrong :)

Ive been looking at several pictures now and resembles the Proso Millet to a "T"!!!

I think the seeds are already much larger than the witch grass... and that witch grass looks a lot more "whispy" and thin... Im not so sure.... plus the stuff I posted is already probably 26"-30" tall.....

 

[ksgobbler]

We will see. The witchgrass I mowed this weekwas damn near waist high.

 

[SWIFFY]

Well tell me what you think now guys? I think the seeds are bigger than the witch grass... but it did get “whispy “ looking. It’s probably 2 1/2 feet high now. I’m not sure what millet is supposed to turn out like but I thought it had more of a tassel than this???

 

[Catscratch]

You can probably ID it by looking at the area where the leafs attach to the stem. Otherwise assume it's the worst of the two and treat according. :)

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[SWIFFY]

Either way, whatever it is it looks like something birds will eat! Its about ready to freeze now. We'll worry about it next season and hope I get my plot seed to germinate before the weeds do.

Thanks for your input!

 

[ksgobbler]

VELVET DICHANTHELIUM maybe?