Sorghum-Rox Orange
Sorghum-Rox Orange
Urban-(approx. 100 seeds)
Regular-(approx. 400 seeds)
The plant produces excellent yields of 8 ft tall sugar cane. The plant is high in sugar content. Perfect for making molasses syrup and an Asian alcoholic beverage called Maotai. Also grown and used as a biofuel and livestock grain. It yields about 100 gallons of syrup per acre. Does well in warm, well-drained, sandy loam. Also known as Waconia Sugar Cane. Sow 9 to 20 lbs per acre. 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. Open Pollinated
- Days to Maturity-70-80 days
- Germination-10-21 days
- Planting Depth-1"
- Plant Spacing-3-4" apart, thinning to 12" Needs Organically rich, well-drained soil
- Full Sun Exposure
- Frost Hardy-No