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Broom Corn Seed


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Broom Corn Seed. The seeds are loved by birds, and are also edible and can be sprouted, cooked, popped, or ground into flour. Although commonly called broom corn, sorghum bicolor is not truly corn.

Broom Corn Mix Seed Harris Seeds
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The seeds are loved by birds, and are also edible and can be sprouted, cooked, popped, or ground into flour. By about 1810, the sorghum used in brooms, had acquired a new name, broom corn, as the british called all seed bearing plants, corn. the sorghum also looks similar to the sweet corn plant, and its tassel had become the broom material still used in quality brooms today. Broom corn produces big, fluffy seed heads that resemble the end of a broom.

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Broom Corn Mix Seed Harris Seeds

Farmers plant broom corn between the middle of may and the middle of june, planting seeds 2 inches apart in rows 28 inches to 48 inches apart. Use in fall arrangements fresh. Farmers plant broom corn between the middle of may and the middle of june, planting seeds 2 inches apart in rows 28 inches to 48 inches apart. Wider spacing will promote thicker stalks.

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