Lush Forage Sorghum Seed - 20kg Bag
Delivered prices are estimates — your exact freight is worked out on your postcode and confirmed at checkout before you pay. In-store is free pickup from our Gympie yard.
Lush is one of the most popular forage sorghums in Australia. It is a fine stemmed, leafy, highly productive, quick forage, that responds to intensive management. It is reliable and proven across all summer forage areas of Australia.
Product fit: any livestock producers looking for quick feed, and a lot of it.
Features:
- Sorghum x sudan grass
- Low prussic acid levels
- Fine stemmed, especially at higher planting rates
- Very leafy forage with excellent leaf to stem ratio
- Suits intensive grazing and high stocking rates
- Ideal for early grazing
- Makes excellent hay due to high leaf ratio and regrowth ability
Suggested sowing rates:
- Marginal dryland: 3 – 5 kg/ha
- Good dryland: 8 – 10 kg/ha
- Irrigated: 15 – 25 kg/ha
Common Questions
What is Lush forage sorghum?
Lush is a sorghum x sudan grass. It is a fine stemmed, leafy, highly productive, quick forage that responds to intensive management.
What's it best used for?
It suits intensive grazing and high stocking rates, is ideal for early grazing, and makes excellent hay due to high leaf ratio and regrowth ability.
What sowing rate should I use?
Suggested sowing rates are marginal dryland 3 – 5 kg/ha, good dryland 8 – 10 kg/ha and irrigated 15 – 25 kg/ha. Sow spring to summer with soil temperature at sowing 16˚C and rising.
Does Lush have low prussic acid?
The seed company lists Lush as having low prussic acid levels.
Do you ship this product Australia-wide?
Yes, this product ships Australia-wide via road courier. It is too large or heavy for Australia Post. Call us on (07) 5482 1692 if you have any questions about delivery to your area.
Can I Click & Collect from Gympie?
Yes — Click & Collect is available from our store at 55 Tozer St, Gympie. Open Mon–Fri 8am–5pm and Sat 8am–12pm. Click & Collect is FREE on orders of $175 or more, or a flat $10 on orders under $175. Select Click & Collect at checkout and we will have your order ready.