I have tried planting different crops again and again. Now its SORGHUM, with seeds bought through ebay. I germinated a few, and quickly got them in the ground November last year. Monsoon was just starting then. Sorghum grew with nature, with regular monsoon rainfall. Now, weather is moving towards drier period, so we have to water them twice , morning and late afternoon.
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| Sorghum, 6 inches apart |
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| Sorghum flowering |
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| Sorghum |
Update 14.1.2016 - The weather wasn't too hot as yesterday, with cloud forming later half of the day. It drizzled around 8.00pm. It's my day off today. I managed to plant 16 marigold seedlings in between okras. I hope they become companions. The rest of sorghum were planted too, completing the second trial of 18 seedlings. The first trial, are almost at the final stage, with 7 stalks of sorghum flowers swaying under the hot sun.
Bangchik and kakdah
Putrajaya Presint 8
salam bang chik, good to hear that you are back into action. they look like corn, do we eat the seeds? I heard the dry season only ends in march. hope the corps will get through the season.
ReplyDeleteSalam wanie... haha.. i am trying to get back blogging rhythm. Sorghum grow like corns, but little fruits/grains stay at the top. Sorghum can be eaten, in fact in some parts of Africa, its their staple food.
DeleteThis plant is really new to me! Hope you harvest many of them ;)
ReplyDeleteVery easy to grow.... its my first attempt, lets see how's the harvest like. Hopefully there's a lot to give away.
DeleteHappy new year BK, never seen any, it looks nice with blue sky :)
ReplyDeleteHappy new year to you too and your family. Sorghum isn't popular in Malaysia yet.
Deletewah cantiknya, salam kenal bangcik dan kakdah
ReplyDeleteSalam kenal juga. Sorghum macam jagong juga cuma bijirin letak di puncak, bukan dicelah daun macam jagong.
DeletePertamakali dengar pasal pokok ni. Pokok dan bunganya seakan jagung..harap ada kisah lanjutannya nanti.
ReplyDeleteSorghum jenis grass, sama macam jagong. Setakat ini nampak macam senang saja pertumbuhannya. Hujung bulan November tanam, bulan Januari bunga dah keluar, saya jangka sebulan lagi boleh tuai.
DeleteLamanya tk visit kebun bangchik and kakdah.Dah pindah balik ke Putrajaya ya...ini depan foodcourt p8 ya..Alhamdulillah nnt dapat kami intai intai kebun bang chik hehe.Selamat berkebun
ReplyDeleteCik manggis..... rumah jenis macam tu cuma di presint 8 je. Kebun kami macam kebun orang lain juga, cuma saya cerita berlebih-lebih.... ha ha.
DeleteHopefully cuaca tahun 2016 ini sama seperti tahun 2015.
ReplyDeleteTahun 2014 was really bad for the plants.
Hopefully good weather will stay right through 2016. We should grow more....
DeleteHi. I am very interested in getting some sorghum seeds off you. I eat sorghum and cereals made of it from Australia. My workplace is inside MARDI and maybe I can ask for a space...a wee bit to try growing this.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks
sorry for late reply..., if you are interested i can post a few sorghum seeds to you. Address?
DeleteIts provent in Malaysia.planted 45ec in Malaysia
DeleteMcm mana? Dah tuai me? Kwn sy dekat Africa bust molasses bends ni..btgnya ..
ReplyDeletePokok tu dah tuai.... Sekarang ni generasi ke 3 baru tumbuh 1 kaki tinggi..., mungkin boleh cuba buat molasses lepas ini!!
Delete3 to 4 months baru boleh tuai. Sorghum tanaman yg boleh di tanam di tanah tidak subur. Banyak kegunaannya
ReplyDeleteAssalamualaikum. Saya dapat benih sorghum ni dan rancang nk tanam. Boleh x tanam dalam pasu dan apa media tanaman yg sesuai? Terima kasih.
ReplyDeleteAssalamualaikum. Saya dapat benih sorghum ni dan rancang nk tanam. Boleh x tanam dalam pasu dan apa media tanaman yg sesuai? Terima kasih.
ReplyDeleteSorghum eluk tanam atas tanah. Tapi boleh je cuba tanam dalam pasu...
Deletesalam Bangchik dan Kakdah...nk tanya lah..sorghum yg u tanam ni btg dia boleh diperah utk dpt jus ke? klau boleh mesti boleh buat molases kan
ReplyDeleteAda juga orang buat molasses dari batang sorghum. Tapi kami belum cuba lagi. Perlu tanam banyak dulu, baru puas hati buat molasses.
Deleteslm...saya berminat nok tanam ,nok beli benih bulih ke
ReplyDeleteSalam.Bangchik & Kakdah. Bagaimana nak hubungi ya bminat nak tahu bkenaan soghum.. - Fadil
ReplyDeleteSalam bang chik and kak dah. Saya nak beli sedikit benih sorgum ni boleh? 01111488979. Banting
ReplyDeleteAssalam bang chik dan kak dah. Saya pun nak beli benih sorghum, untuk tujuan penyelidikan. Beli kat eBay tu, dia terus pos macam biasa ke rumah ke? Maksudnya tak perlu ada permit import semua tu?
ReplyDeleteAssamualaikum. Macam mana keadaan sorghum sekarang,?
ReplyDeletehi there ! i hope im not too late to ask a few question about your plantation. when u harvest sorghum, can it grow back ? i heard the sorghum plant wont give you the seed and u have to buy from overseas again.
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