Rox Orange Syrup Cane. Sorghum. Sorghum bicolor. 70-80 days. Open Pollinated. Heirloom. Non-GMO. AKA: Broom Corn. Though technically a variety of grass, Rox Orange Syrup sorghum grows a dramatic and feathery field grain bursting with dense broom-like kernels of classic pale white, alpine, and pearl. Known by a variety of names and cultivated for multiple uses, sorghum has been the world‚s fifth most exported grain crop behind rice, wheat, corn, and barley. Rox Orange Syrup Cane sorghum is a full sun crop performing best when sown directly outdoors after the final frost date and should rarely, if ever, be transplanted. Plant 2-3 seeds 1 inch deep and 3-4 inches apart in Organically rich, well-drained soil in full sun. Germinates in 10-21 days, thinning back to one plant every 12 inch as true leaves establish. The plant is a grass growing similarly to corn. 1,400 seeds/oz.

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