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Sorghum Sugar Drip Seeds
$6.50
Unit price perSorghum bicolor
Sugar Drip Sorghum is a vigorous, multi-purpose heritage sorghum grown for its sweet stems, abundant grain, livestock forage and impressive biomass production. Growing up to 3 metres tall, it is an excellent choice for productive gardens, small farms, poultry runs and regenerative growing systems.
The tall, juicy stems contain sweet sap traditionally pressed and boiled down to make sorghum syrup, while the mature seed heads produce grain that can be harvested as a supplementary feed for chickens, cattle and pigs. Plants can also be grown for forage and grazing, providing substantial warm-season growth.
Fast growing and densely foliaged, Sugar Drip is also an excellent summer cover crop. Its vigorous growth helps shade out weeds, protect bare soil and produce large amounts of organic matter that can be cut for mulch, composted or incorporated as green manure.
Plant in spring once the soil has warmed for a summer to autumn harvest. Plants generally mature in approximately 120–140 days.
Approximately 25 seeds per gram
When to Plant (Australia)
Tropics: Spring to summer
Subtropics: Spring to summer
Mild climates: Spring to early summer
Cold climates: Late spring to early summer after frost
Planting / Sowing
Sow directly into warm, prepared soil approximately 10–20 mm deep. Space plants 15–30 cm apart for grain or syrup production, or sow more densely when growing as a cover crop or for biomass.
Grow in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Water regularly during establishment and during prolonged dry periods. Harvest seed heads once grain is mature and dry, or cut mature stems for pressing when they are full of sweet juice.
When grown for forage, manage grazing and cutting carefully, particularly following drought, frost or other plant stress, as sorghums can accumulate compounds that may be hazardous to livestock under certain conditions.
Not available for WA or TAS due to quarantine restrictions.
Sorghum Sugar Drip Seeds
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Sorghum bicolor
Sugar Drip Sorghum is a vigorous, multi-purpose heritage sorghum grown for its sweet stems, abundant grain, livestock forage and impressive biomass production. Growing up to 3 metres tall, it is an excellent choice for productive gardens, small farms, poultry runs and regenerative growing systems.
The tall, juicy stems contain sweet sap traditionally pressed and boiled down to make sorghum syrup, while the mature seed heads produce grain that can be harvested as a supplementary feed for chickens, cattle and pigs. Plants can also be grown for forage and grazing, providing substantial warm-season growth.
Fast growing and densely foliaged, Sugar Drip is also an excellent summer cover crop. Its vigorous growth helps shade out weeds, protect bare soil and produce large amounts of organic matter that can be cut for mulch, composted or incorporated as green manure.
Plant in spring once the soil has warmed for a summer to autumn harvest. Plants generally mature in approximately 120–140 days.
Approximately 25 seeds per gram
When to Plant (Australia)
Tropics: Spring to summer
Subtropics: Spring to summer
Mild climates: Spring to early summer
Cold climates: Late spring to early summer after frost
Planting / Sowing
Sow directly into warm, prepared soil approximately 10–20 mm deep. Space plants 15–30 cm apart for grain or syrup production, or sow more densely when growing as a cover crop or for biomass.
Grow in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Water regularly during establishment and during prolonged dry periods. Harvest seed heads once grain is mature and dry, or cut mature stems for pressing when they are full of sweet juice.
When grown for forage, manage grazing and cutting carefully, particularly following drought, frost or other plant stress, as sorghums can accumulate compounds that may be hazardous to livestock under certain conditions.
Not available for WA or TAS due to quarantine restrictions.
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