Broom corn

Do you wonder where those broom straws originate, the ones that are bound tightly into the broom you may still use for sweeping porches and hardwood floors inside? These fibers come from a plant called broomcorn, a variety of sorghum. Learn more here.

How to save seed from Broom Corn ( Sorghum bicolor ).

We harvested the broom corn months ago and only recently is it dry enough to work with. This post is the first in a series of posts as I...

We harvested the broom corn months ago and only recently is it dry enough to work with. This post is the first in a series of posts as I...

Hello everyone, John here with some garden updates. Things are wrapping up for the season and it's been an interesting year. Last winter's polar vortex damaged or eliminated most of our tree fruit production - no peaches or pears. We had a lower than normal raspberry and blackberry production, but the new blueberries we planted are doing well. Corn shocks are a favorite fall decoration, so every year I plant a packet of broom corn. A variety of sorghum, the stalks grow to 9 to 10 feet and…

I saw broom corn in a seed catalogue last winter and decided to take a stab at growing it. No - I don't intend to construct a broom -- but I could if I wanted to. I knew that broom corn is decorative and I pictured a large cluster of broom corn, pumpkins and mums on my front step. That hasn't come together yet, but the corn looks nice leaning against the house. I read somewhere that chickens enjoy broom corn after you take down your Fall decorations. That convinced me to try it! The broom…

The Farmers' Museum: Broom Corn Harvest How to harvest and dry broom corn. Plant mid-may in NY.

The broom corn is hanging. The heads of the black broom corn. These were soaking all night under a sprinkler. These red brooms were als...

19th C Large Antique Handmade Corn Husk Long Handle Broom Mop Scrubber. Sold Ebay 250.00

Over the holidays we attempted our first broom. All in all there were things I was proud of in this first attempt, and many things that we c...

Broom corn is a lot of fun to grow.somehow, I was not paying attention and missed the whole 14 foot tall memo. It gets huge! I think this would make a wonderful plant for pole beans. This week we…

Broom corn is a lot of fun to grow.somehow, I was not paying attention and missed the whole 14 foot tall memo. It gets huge! I think this would make a wonderful plant for pole beans. This week we…

Meet our new holiday turkey wing brooms! Made with recycled cotton cord!A note about the cords: The main cord and hand cord are made from cotton fabric chips from the garment industry. The different colors remain their original waste colors and are broken down to cotton fiber and spun to create the cotton thread. This

Jake & Janelle Stoltzfus: The House That Built Them By Sue Long | Photography by Nick Gould #MillstreamHome #broom #corn #straw

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HOW TO MAKE A BROOM: I once read from an survival expert that having an ability to make something or teach something of importance will be the key to how well one survives and even thrives in diversity. Even the ability to make a broom! Here...an expert broom maker explains the basic steps to making a functional and attractive broom.

This Halloween instead of buying a mass produced plastic broomstick for your little witches why not engage them in making their own out of natural materials that will last well beyond the witching hour? Here's how:

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