Sorghum : Growing and Harvesting

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Growing and Harvesting Sorghum for Livestock Feed. Heirloom Okra and Green onion seed stock as well

[@BornRandy62]

they cut the sorghum stalks up here after they get the seeds and crush the canes. then boil it down in the exact same method they use for cane sugar. boil the liquid down to skim off the sediment and reduce the water content. you will end up with a mollases -like syrup. sugar if you keep going with the dehydration. The syrup is used up here as a direct replacement for molasses in recipes

[@lyndajones1573]

Rub off the wiry outside and pop 'em like popcorn, or stick them in a blender (not too fine) and make "Maltabela" porridge - dee-licious. * Maltabela is a brand name for sorghum porridge in South Africa. Sorghum ground also makes really tasty rusks- and it's VERY good for you!

[@SurvivalHT]

Planting times are different in every state and country because of season and climate differences. But for the American fans you can go to, or call, your local county agent and they will send you a planting chart for your area

[@phrankus2009]

Have yo tried broadcasting WILD MILLET ? ... The soil at my ranchette is very poor (red clay) and I had very good luck broadcasting wild millet near my cattle-tanks (ponds) and ditches and on any bare soil that is fairly near to water of some sort. Guinea hens seem to make good use of it but I never got around to seeing if chickens can reallyget much out of it ... But wild birds and water-fowl like it and, heck, it is bio-mass and will help generate topsoil and stop erosion, etc.

[@Meattrapper]

I learned a few things from him. I'd like to see more videos like this. Maybe he could talk about when to plan what crops - a sort of "farming calendar".

[@SithSereyPheap1]

I just threw them into a shallow little hole along with sunflower seeds and kicked dirt over it,come harvest time i got me both sourghum and sunflower seeds for bird feeds.....

[@arlingtonguy54]

They make molasses here in NC from sorghum, looks and tastes like cane syrup. I only use open pollinated seeds and try to save seeds whereever I can. Maybe I'll grow some for my sheep this year. I am sure they would eat the stalks too.

[@XhanaLabs]

I grew sorghum in PA this year. Had some aphids on it going after the sweet juice. Didn't cause a problem though. Nice plant for sugar and some grain. Does well with drought. I'll keep on growing some of it each year for sure. A good survival plant.

[@jaminlove]

I planted some this year in central PA and had some kind of critters on it. I sprayed it with a neem & baking soda solution a couple timesand they left. Planted May 31st and after and is getting ready for harvest by now in mid September .

[@SurvivalHT]

We plant heirloom seeds and they degrade generationally too. They shouldn't but they do which means they are mostly all contaminated.

[@solfeinberg437]

Are they contaminated or are they cross pollinating? How does one tell?

[@alexbaker9967]

So if you take grain sorguhm out of a farm field and plant it will it not grow

[@lazybear83]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I would love to hear more on growing your own feed.

[@SurvivalHT]

yea I do. See my video on "Maintaining Soil Quality"

[@SurvivalHT]

Louisiana

[@HardscrabbleBlake1968]

Before WW2 folks here in central Texas grew sorghum for cattle feed and to make syrup. It's alot drier here so your soghum should do well.

[@cameroncinnamon4722]

Very small gene pool. Diversity is key! Not GMO, but “promiscuously pollinated:” Check out landrace gardening. There’s some really cool work being done by Joseph Lofthouse, Dave Christensen, and Matt Powers (I’m sure there are many many more)

[@garygerow4822]

Thanks for another great video.Godbless you and yours.Good luck wiyh all your adventures.

[@sclark223]

I am worried about seeds too. I planted cucumbers this year that came up and only produced male flowers - not a fruit all season. Same with squash. My okra looks stunted (only 2 feet tall) and grasshoppers eat it. I don't want to spray anything but I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

[@wcfdemt]

LSU is going to use sweet sorghum to produce bio diesel

[@SurvivalHT]

Yes the chickens love it. They keep breaking into the sacks and stealing it

[@venkaalful]

great keep up the good work....

[@saintmichael3879]

Consider your genetic diversity. It's most likely your growing seed from the same bunch. Take a small number of seed off of one head and go to another area of the field and get another small number. You seem to have a large field, but if they all grew from the same head of sorghum, you're inbreeding. It needs to pollinate from a variety of different unrelated sorghum. People who grow from small plots have this problem often.

[@vinlago]

I know this is old but aside from inbreeding the same batch there is also the possibility of cross pollination from GMO crops nearby. This occurs with corn and onions often. Not many grow sorghum though so that I would guess is less likely.

[@romelmadray1056]

Hi Good day- I am attempting to grown sweet sorghum in the West Indies - Trinidad and Tobago, they were planted in January and now the heads are comming out. From what I can see the sorghum has have seen the rust -puccinia purpurea. But the sorghum on the stalk has a powdery white substance. The florets do not appear to have ergot and do not have the "honeydue", There does not appear to be any downy mildew on the leaves. This is the first time I have ever planted sorghum. Your response will be greatly valued.

[@MerAngel1212]

Thank you for sharing with us, such an encouraging video. We CAN do this.

[@lyndajones1573]

BUT.... I get my seeds from Kirstenbosch, so they are 100% non-GME (GE, transgenic)

[@SurvivalHT]

haven't tried that yet

[@SurvivalHT]

like corn

[@LoveAglow]

Wow, those okra flowers are so pretty. :o)

[@CriticalElixer]

xcllent observation. so the seeds'v been tweaked. this is why I'm so bent on wild foods'n greens. the book EDIBLE PLANTS of CALIFORNIA by Charlotte Bringle Clarke is outstanding for your basic north american wild edible plants, not just Cali. Adding himalayan sea salt to your soil makes plants so vibrant thr pest free. Alfalfa and sweet clover is great for livestock/soil with its 20 foot deep roots. brings up minerals too. amaranth is the bomb. i just broadcast various edible seeds everywhere

[@keystoneprepper]

Why does it always seem very windy down there? Do you live near the coast?

[@SithSereyPheap1]

I grew them for bird seeds.....

[@blacklabflies]

I am in Tioga county PA and would like to try growing some this year for feed. If you would not mind sharing some info about growing and seed source for our state I would be grateful.

[@jaminlove]

Hey Peter, check out Experimental Farm Network...it's where I got my Sorghum seeds from, they are a small company and care about bio diversity

[@jordang2869]

Did you thresh the seeds?

[@thebraininsideahead]

i got my tooth pulled now ive got a Sorghum.

[@LolFishFail]

I guess that it's not recommended for horses because of the high sugar content. Laminitis can be caused in some horses and smaller ponies by high starch and sugar consumption.

[@jesseknox9322]

Cool! have you guys tried making sorghum molasses? that'd be cool!

[@Cactijellyfish]

use the staffs/ stems for flour or syrup! U could use all the parts.

[@bobbishop462]

hey glen the sorgum do u plant it like wheat or corn let me know

[@MsTokies]

Survival HT anyway to get the sorghum seed and get the sweet stuff from it at the same time?

[@craigcupitt5656]

What type of sorghum are you harvesting

[@1new-man]

Very interesting

[@charronfamilyconnect]

Thanks for the video! Do you know what growing zones this grows in. I am in zone 4 and am not sure if this can grow where i live. Thanks!

[@arkiegold]

Sorghum usually reaches maturity in 120 days.

[@susieawalt7416]

Where did you find your seeds?

[@solfeinberg437]

Old fashioned seed - meaning that which brought us from the inception of life on this planet to the last, what 50? 100? years.

[@Rattlerjake1]

Sorghum grain is fine for horses but needs to be ground, it's the leaves and stalks that are not recommended for horse feed.

[@UPGardenr]

I had disaponting results with baker creek seeds. did'nt sprout

[@UPGardenr]

More vids please Thank you

[@florentinaguggenheimer6557]

Can I grow Bob's red mill sorghum??

[@inharmonywithearth9982]

Yes you can just perfectly fine as long as it is a whole seed

[@hurkoco5340]

Great for making craft beer.

[@jimhicks2436]

Hurko Co

[@blacklabflies]

Try rareseedsdotcom for open pollinated seed. They seem to have pure seed.

[@captkirkconnell]

SEEDS second and third generation --Vegetable seeds are the same as what you say about the Seeds have been modified so that you have to keep buying them. I plant vegetables. The second generation from my crops do not produce the same plant. The second generation (seeds that I harvest from the first planting) does not produce a fruit of value. HEIRLOOM SEED is what real seeds are named now. I am Planting Heirloom now. I have not yet planted the second generation from the HEIRLOOM SEED.

[@haguilar84]

Uh huh. AND WHERE ARE THE HOOKERS???