Grain Sorghum

[SD51555]

Can grain sorghum be a late fall/winter food source for whitetails? Can it stay upright in the snow?

Also, sudan grass is a great subsoiler when its mowed at least once during the growing season. But does grain sorghum have similar subsoiling abilities?

I ask because it is my understanding that sorghum can be a less nutrient intensive crop vs corn when growing late season carbs.

 

[QDMWRKS]

I have grown it twice. Both times I planted about 1/2 acre. It was easy to grow. I incorporated urea and then broadcast the seed into the prepared seed bed. I think I ran a drag over the seed. The deer by me left it alone until the middle of October and then pounded it. I have high deer densities. They cleaned it up within two weeks both times. With more acreage and/or less deer, I don't see why it wouldn't work into the winter. It should stand up above the snow. My empty stalks did anyway. I used about 80 pounds/acre of actual nitrogen.

 

[sandbur]

My neighbor has some BMR sorghum that I could get a bit of seed. I understand that the BMR does not stand up as well.

any comments on it's use by pheasants or deer in an area with low numbers?

 

[Doug Galloway]

Blend wild game sorghum 70% : BMR or EW 30%

 

[sandbur]

Blend wild game sorghum 70% : BMR or EW 30%

Doug-can you explain the benefits of the different components of the blend?

 

[sandbur]

Can grain sorghum be a late fall/winter food source for whitetails? Can it stay upright in the snow?

Also, sudan grass is a great subsoiler when its mowed at least once during the growing season. But does grain sorghum have similar subsoiling abilities?

I ask because it is my understanding that sorghum can be a less nutrient intensive crop vs corn when growing late season carbs.

what do you mean by subsoiling?

 

[SD51555]

what do you mean by subsoiling?

When mowed, the SudanSudan will put down twice as many roots and those will punch through the hard pan if u have one. Much like tillage radishes create macro channels for nutrients and new roots to follow into the subsoil.

 

[Doug Galloway]

Du

Doug-can you explain the benefits of the different components of the blend?

dual root action....standing cover....energy dense food