When is the best time to harvest sorghum? When to plant and when to harvest

The harvest period of sorghum has very strict requirements on quality, and the late waxy stage is the best time to harvest . If it is harvested too early, the grains of the plant will not be full; if it is harvested too late, the grain weight will decrease and the dry matter will also be reduced.

Sorghum matures

Sorghum matures in summer and autumn, and its growing period is only about 100 days . Most of them mature between the Beginning of Autumn and the End of Heat. The maturity period of sorghum is generally about a week later than that of millet.

Sorghum harvest

Sorghum is a crop that is generally planted in spring and autumn. The harvest time of sorghum planted at different times is also different. The spring harvest time is around September, while the autumn harvest time is generally around March .

Sorghum Origin and Yield

Sorghum is also called starch millet, peach millet, and wood millet. The main producing areas in my country include Liaoning, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hebei, Shanxi, Sichuan, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Anhui and other provinces. Among them, the sorghum in Liaoning is the best.

Under normal circumstances, the per-acre yield of sorghum is around 700-900 jin, and it is difficult to reach 1,000 jin. It is generally affected by many factors such as region, climate, environment, and variety.