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Life Cycle of Sorghum

  • Planting: Sorghum is planted between February and July, depending on the location of th e farm.
  • Growing: Following planting, sorghum seeds grow into plants 3-5 feet tall with 15-18 leaves. The flag leaf is the last to form and once its leaf tip becomes visible the sorghum head will emerge in 7-10 days.
  • Flowering: Once the sorghum head has formed, it begins flowering at the top of the head downward in a 3-7 day period. After flowering, the grain begins to form.
  • Maturing: As the grain matures, it transforms from a soft grain with a light green color to a hard grain with its final color, which can be white, tan, bronze or red.
  • Harvesting: From July to late October, sorghum grain is harvested using a combine that separates the grain from the plant.