[Syrupmakers] Question for sorghum growers

[William Clayton Faggert]

My opinion is that it is ok to use, as long as you use it at the appropriate time.  I have never had any negative outcome in my syrup as a result of using chicken litter.  I do think there is a chance to have a bad taste if you apply it later in the growing season.  I usually apply 1.5-2 tons per acre in the fall, and have a total of 11 acres of sugar cane.  I would assume it would be the same with sorghum, but am not completely positive.  Hope this has helped.


William Clayton Faggert
Cell:  601-310-0277
cfaggert at gmail.com




> On Aug 25, 2016, at 3:25 PM, tenacity at fidnet.com wrote:
> 
> Well, I had read somewhere that same thought, to not fertilize with anything because it will affect the taste, but I never personally knew anyone to ask the truth of that. So that is why I wanted to pick some of the brains on this list who actually have had "boots on the ground" experience trying it, and their results from doing so.
> Thanks everyone for this feedback. I guess I will leave well enough alone then :-0
>  
> Gail in Missouri
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Kelly Tidwell" <kelly.tidwell at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 3:19pm
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> Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Question for sorghum growers
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> My mentor here in north Texas is 94 years old, he cooked syrup for 72 years. The first thing he told me was to never grow sorghum or cane in a field that has been recently fertilized with manure. He said the syrup from it will taste horrible
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