so my lab isn't so perturbed with me
your lab practices perturbation too? i finally let my mutt do the shooting!
i've planted b.t. millet the last few years in my duck marsh in s.e. kansas. imo, there's nothing easier or more fool-proof to plant than millets.
i usually plant millets in mid-july for waterfowl, but you'll want to plant sooner for opening day of dove season. b.t. matures in 60 days or less, shatters easily which scatters seed on the ground, and also lodges quickly when in a wet environment. b.t. can be seeded at a rate of 10-20 lbs per acre, so i usually buy a #50 bag and broadcast seed on 2 acres.
here's what i do:
roto-till ground and allow soil to dry out for a few days before roto-tilling again. this results in very dry, chalky soil which i broadcast the seed on using a handcrank spreader. once the seed is on the ground i pull a homemade drag behind my atv to bury the seed no deeper than 1". that's it! no soil testing, fertilizer, herbicides, etc.. and the stuff grows like crazy.
good luck
