Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Full sun
Water
Fortnightly
Mature size
60–120 cm
First harvest
One hundred days
Family
Poaceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
food
Sow in
monsoon
Care
Transplant seedlings at three weeks for a better crop.
A tough small-grained millet of the southern and Himalayan hills.
Growing it
Transplant seedlings at three weeks for a better crop.
What it is for
Ragi mudde, roti and porridge; stores for years.