How To Grow Sorghum

They will eventually drop in to the soil and lay dormant until the next spring. Now that the New Year is here, many new gardeners are planning their first adventure into our crazy, wonderful world.

Coleus are available in a huge range of leaf colors and combinations, so you should be able to find the perfect ones for your gardening style! Coleus can reach 30" (76.2cm) or more so a generous container is advised.Most coleus prefer bright, shady conditions...

These plant profiles will feature time-tested seeds and plants that are easy to grow, but produce a great show. They brighten up dark corners and give a basic woodland palate a tropical feel.

Since Kathleen's rose was the parent of mine, we can only believe that its ultimate size is dependent on climate and location. It is especially fragrant in the evenings and nice for sitting outside nearby just to enjoy it.Albas produce large, attractive...

Zinnia seeds are cheap and they come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors.They are one of the easiest plants to start from seeds and they grow so fast that it is somewhat pointless to pay for pricier bedding plants when there is such a short...

They may wither a bit, but if given a drink, they'll bounce right back with no ill effects. They make great plants for vacation homes and for gardeners with hectic work schedules. To transplant, simply detach one of the runners with a 'chick' at the end...

Daylilies are fun to trade and share among friends and we have a friendly and activein our subscriber area where enthusiasts compare notes and plants in many corners of the world. Vendors will ship bare-root plants wrapped in newspaper during the spring.

This tassel is used for, you guessed it, making brooms.Some sorghum varieties only reach about 5 feet in height, but many sweet and broom corn plants can grow to over 8 feet.Cultivated in Egypt over 4,000 years ago, growing sorghum grass seed ranks as...

If you use this technique you will never have a fallen tulip again.

Early mowing is crucial to sorghum sudangrass care that is being used as forage, since older leaves have lower protein content and become fibrous, thus harder to digest.The plant must be harvested at the vegetative stage, as it contains as much protein...

Wipe the pruning tool blades with a cloth soaked in rubbing alcohol after each tree. Move the plant back outside during the day when daytime temperatures rise for a week or so before moving it outside full time.Prune a young rubber plant to eliminate...

While there are no guarantees when it comes to weather, following a few standard guidelines can take a bit of the guesswork out of tomato gardening.A close-up of a man tending to tomato plants in the garden.A long history of record-keeping has provided...

Add them to corsages, hair arrangements or leis, which will keep for up to one day.Gently pick the plumeria flowers close to the bottom of the stem where they join the tree so as not to crush the five-pointed petals.Construct leis, hair arrangements or...

Ridding your home of rats requires patience and a plan. The plan usually involves an expensive mousetrap that you may not be able to afford, or involves a messy mousetrap that causes a horrifying scene at cleanup.

This mixture makes a sort of glue that holds the sugar in place. Working in batches of five or 10, drop the grapes in the egg mixture, blot them dry to remove the excess egg, then roll them in the sugar.Arrange the sugared grapes on decorative trays and...

Keep them in the refrigerator until then or dry them in a dehydrator.Ginger leaves make a wonderful garnish. Or try them with any mix of greens that could use a mild ginger punch. Of freshly chopped ginger leaves in stews or soups.

Mist the mushrooms that emerge from the holes so they do not dry out. Do not remove the lid from the bucket if you are using a lid. Use a 1/2-inch drill bit. You can grow the mushrooms indoors or outdoors, as long as the mushrooms have the necessary humidity...

Lay the "Topsy Turvy" on its side and put the root ball of the tomato plant through the bottom hole per instructions. Tomatoes need full sun but with a hanging planter some shade at least on the root bag is better, especially on hot summer days.

Bend the short end of the wire down and wrap it around the longer wire and the rose stem. Spray the roses lightly with aerosol hair spray to strengthen their petals. Luckily, with a bit of time and knowhow, your roses can be preserved.

This is how urea is the most useful and used mostly as a fertilizer, in some medications and industrial-made compounds.Urea was first discovered in 1773 by Hillaire Rouelle of France.

Could I have an extra serving of sour cream, please? The potato is actually an underground stem and emerging from each eye is a stem in search of sunlight. Remove the water and the volume decreases significantly.

Whether you have an abundance of fresh green cowpeas from the garden or leftovers from a dinner featuring cooked dry black-eyed peas, preserve them in the freezer for a quick start to a nutritious meal in the future.Freeze black-eyed peas to preserve...

Bad weather, frost and other uncontrollable circumstances can cause your butternut squash not to ripen on the vine properly. When this happens, many people just toss the unripened squash.

One bottle of yeast doesn't produce much more CO2 than an animal does by exhaling, so if you want to fill your greenhouse, you'll need many such generators.Drill a hole with a slightly smaller diameter than a length of aquarium tubing into the bottle...

The soft texture of peaches will require them to be frozen before sealing. Cool the syrup to room temperature.Fill the vacuum bags half way with peaches. This makes a dry pack for the peaches, which allows for easier removal of a few slices from the bag...

Creating the ideal soil conditions will maximize the blueberry harvest and help the plants flourish. Blueberries belong to the heath plant family that includes cranberries, bilberries, huckleberries, azaleas and rhododendrons.

Morels have a cap that flares out from the top of the stem and almost immediately begins to taper to a rounded top.Examine the distinctively identifying irregular honeycomb, latticework structure covering the entire cap of the mushroom.