Description
Eleusine coracana
Drought-tolerant Ethiopian grain used for cakes, breads, and beer!
Highly heat and drought-tolerant Ethiopian grain. Also called a Finger Millet, it grows 28” tall with large seed heads that spread out from a central point like the fingers of a hand. A staple crop for many parts of Africa & India but it hasn’t caught on here yet. Seeds are fermented for beer or ground and used for porridge, cakes, and puddings; also combined with Teff and fermented to make injera.
Seeds grown by Horton Nash in Paonia, CO.
500 seeds.
Directions: Direct seed after last frost.
|
Planting Depth |
Seed Spacing |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|
1” |
10” |
6-12 |
105 - 150 |