Sweet pole school name sweet sorghum , alias: reed millet, reed millet, millet, Yazu sweet sorghum, reed millet, sweet broomcorn, sweet stalks, sweet sorghum, and sorghum cane, a variant of grain sorghum. Like common sorghum, it produces 150-500kg of grain per acre, but its essence is mainly in the sugar-rich stalks, whose yields can reach 5,000-10,000kg per acre. Sweet sorghum stalks can be used for sugar production, brewing, alcohol fuel production, paper making and feed.

Northern China is called Sweet Panicum stalks are also called Sweet Rice Panicum, and in the south it is called Lutong, and its stalks are edible. Sweet stalks grow mainly in northeastern China, its flavor is similar to sugarcane and its shape is similar to sorghum. In Northeast China, families sow some sweet pole in their vegetable gardens for small children.

Sweet pole planting time and method

Sweet pole planting time as much as possible to choose in the spring of each year around April, when the weather conditions gradually warmed up, the growth of seedlings is very favorable. Before planting, you need to choose a fertile, loose plot of land, and choose full seeds. The land should be fertilized with organic fertilizer or compound fertilizer, and the seeds can be sown after ploughing and opening up the soil. After the seeding is completed, water the soil to soak it, if there is a seedling situation is not good in time to replenish the seedling.