![]() ![]() Planting in a no-dig garden consists of pulling back the mulch to drop in a small number of seeds. This will also depend on the variety, which we’ll give examples to below. Others report that broom corn can rise up to 5 m (15 feet). We live in a cooler, mountainous climate, so that was to be expected. Our crop reached a maximum height of 2 meters (just shy of 7 feet). Think carefully about this, since broom corn does have the potential to shade other garden crops. Planting Broom Corn in Your No-Dig Gardenīroom corn grows best in full sun, so start there.įind a nice place in your garden, even against a fence or wall to sow your seeds. While most sources state that the soil must be plowed and harrowed, we’ve had great success with planting broom corn seeds in our no-dig garden. ![]() What it does prefer, however, is moist, well-draining soil that is rich in organic matter. That being said, it can be grown in most locations. At the same time it tolerates both heat and drought. Though it doesn’t tolerate frost very well, it can be grown in many different soils. The requirements of broom corn are very similar to that of growing corn, or sorghum.įor starters, it takes a long growing season to obtain a plentiful crop. Growing broom corn isn’t a skill to simply sweep under the rug, so let’s go over what you need to know.Īfter all, it is a survival skill, that can grow in your survival garden, and can help keep your house clean for years to come. Yet, sometimes we grow plants for the nostalgia of it all. It takes a ton of broom corn to produce several hundred brooms. The reason you don’t see large fields of it anymore, is because it isn’t exactly a high-value crop. Large acreages were planted in the 1830s, and for several decades more, as the popularity of broom corn production, along with the making of brooms, moved west. However, if you consider the number of people needing brooms before electricity came along, you can envision a need for an alternative. We’ll get to this later on, but it’s worth knowing that it takes several plants to make your own broom. It’s known that broom corn was originally planted in home gardens, not plantations. The sweeping sensation of broom corn production… But my question to you is this: have you ever seen fields of it waving in the breeze? Probably not, though you can attempt this by planting it in your backyard. From there it spread west as far as New Mexico and Colorado. In the 1700s, Benjamin Franklin was credited with introducing it to the United States.
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