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Wild Game food (WGF) Sorghum

● Excellent food source for dove, quail & turkey and whitetail deer.
● Drought tolerant
● Economical

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Life Cycle: Annual
Introduced/ Native: Introduced
Growth Habit: Erect
Plant Height: 30-45 inches

Description:

WGF (Wild Game Food Sorghum) is a grain sorghum that was specifically developed for use as a wildlife food supply. WGF Sorghum is short in stature, making it easily accessible by deer and turkey. WGF Sorrghum has a bitter taste when it is immature allowing it to reach maturity by avoiding heavy grazing pressure. After the seed matures, the bitter taste fades encouraging a variety of wildlife to come and consume the dark red grain that matures at the top of the 2 – 4 foot tall stalk.

WGF Sorghums are readily consumed by deer and turkey as well as ground feeding birds such as dove, quail, and pheasant.

Planting INformation:

Planting Rate 
   Drill/Row
6-8 Lbs/acre
   Broadcast:
8-10 lbs/ acre
Planting Depth:
1-1/ 1/2 inch
Perfered Soil Type:
Sandy  Loam - Clay Loam 
Perfered Soil pH
5.5 -7 Ph
Rainfall Requirments
18 +inches

Wildlife Use:

Whitetail Deer
4
Turkey
10
Quail
10
Dove
10

Ratings: 1= Poor   10 = Excellent

SOil Health Benifits

Nitrogen Fixation
N/A
Nitrogen Scavaging
7
7
Nutrient Recycling
Nutrient Recycling
Erosian Control
10
Weed Suppression
8

Ratings: 1= Poor   10 = Excellent