Â© Ed Schneider. It can be tricky to glimpse a Brown Thrasher in a tangled mass of shrubbery, and once you do you may wonder how such a boldly patterned, gangly bird could stay so hidden.
Although SW Florida is conducive to growing Chia, the weather can be a danger. Chia requires 120 days to harvest. When planting in fall, you must plant your seeds as late as possible to miss the summer rains but still harvest your crop before the winter frost hits.Many growers plant their spring crop in March.lthough SW Florida is conducive to growing Chia, the weather can be a danger. Chia requires 120 days to harvest. When planting in fall, you must plant your seeds as late as possible to miss the summer rains but still harvest your crop before the winter frost hits.
Chiwapa millet is known for attracting ducks. It is a long season millet, needing 120 growing days, whereas most other millets are only 60 day millets. This allows Chiwapa to be planted earlier in the growing season when rainfall is plentiful and still be standing when the first frost arrives. The large seed head, tolerance of flooding during the growing season, long maturation and preference by waterfowl sets it apart from all other millets. Japanese Seed Head - This 60 day millet produces a smaller, lower yielding seed head than Chiwapa. Fewer Seed = Fewer Ducks.