MILO, ALSO KNOWN AS WILDLIFE GRAIN SORGHUM, IS AN EASY TO GROW FOOD PLOT OPTION THAT PROVIDES BOTH EXCELLENT FOOD AND COVER FOR DEER AND OTHER WILDLIFE. THIS WEATHER-TOLERANT ANNUAL CAN GROW 3–4 FEET TALL AND REACH MATURITY IN APPROXIMATELY 80–90 DAYS, MAKING IT A RELIABLE OPTION ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF REGIONS AND CONDITIONS.
DURING THE GROWING SEASON, DEER WILL TYPICALLY LEAVE MILO ALONE UNTIL IT HEADS OUT, ALLOWING IT TO FULLY MATURE AND DEVELOP HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS SEED HEADS. ONCE COLDER WEATHER ARRIVES, MILO BECOMES A HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE AND SOUGHT-AFTER FOOD SOURCE.
MILO OFFERS EXCELLENT TOLERANCE TO BOTH HEAT AND COLD, MAKING IT A POPULAR ADDITION TO MANY LAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. IN NORTHERN REGIONS, MILO CAN STAND UP TO SNOW AND COLD CONDITIONS, PROVIDING VERTICAL FOOD WHEN WINTER SETS IN. IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN REGIONS, IT CAN HANDLE DROUGHT AND HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LAST THROUGH THE ENTIRE WINTER.
WITH ITS TOUGHNESS, VERSATILITY AND LATE-SEASON ATTRACTION, MILO IS QUICKLY BECOMING A FAVORITE AMONG LAND MANAGERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
1 JUG (3.5 LBS) = 1/4 ACRE
1 BIG GULP (28 LBS) = 2 ACRES
SEED TYPE:
ANNUAL
LOCATION:
FULL OR MOSTLY FULL SUNLIGHT
HUNT PLOTS – FIELD EDGES – BACKWOODS PLOTS
PH RANGE:
5.5 – 7.0
ELBOW GREASE CAN HELP IMPROVE PH LEVEL IF NEEDED
SOIL TYPE:
WELL TO MODERATELY DRAINED
DARK/RICH – LOAM – SANDY LOAM
TILLING:
MINIMAL CAN BE REQUIRED
TILL OR DISK
FERTILIZER:
USE RECOMMENDATION FROM SOIL TEST
OR APPLY CRANK’D AND FREIGHT TRAIN AT 2.5 GALLONS EACH PER ACRE
SEED DEPTH:
1/4” – 1/2”
NORTH: MAY – AUGUST
CENTRAL: MAY OR JULY – AUGUST
SOUTH: MAY OR JULY – SEPTEMBER
