WGF Milo

[KSQ2]

Johnston Seed sells a milo that is supposed to be bitter through the doughy stage to keep deer and birds off of it until it matures. I’m splitting a bag with a buddy and experimenting with it this year. My question has to do with johnson grass. If I seed the milo pretty heavy and fertilize it well, will it coexist with the johnson grass enough to put on heads? I plan to hit the planting spot hard with gly, after the johnson grass gets going to prep the ground, so hopefully, the milo gets a head start.

 

[Native Hunter]

It's hard to say for sure. Johnson grass comes back from seed faster than most other perennial grasses, but I don't think it would completely choke out the milo in that first year if you do that Gly kill like you said. You will probably see lots of the JG by the end of the growing season, but milo grows pretty fast too.

 

[RGrizzzz]

Could you spray it with a grass specific Herbicide before it canopies?

 

[cutman]

Could you spray it with a grass specific Herbicide before it canopies?

That would kill the sorghum. It’s a grass (just like corn).