Sorghum under light tree canopy? Worth it?

Hey all! New to the forum and so excited to absorb all the information!

I have a “growing conditions” question I wanted to run past all you knowledgeable folks.

A little (or a lot of) background: I’m in zone 9b, Bay Area California. My property faces pretty much exactly NW. On the SW side of the lot I’m fortunate enough to have a nicely spaced row of three very established fruit trees (Persimmon, orange, and fig) that I have been turning into a micro food forest.
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I’m wanting to place a raised bed behind the fig tree (SW orientation) and was hoping to grow some dwarf ‘Dorado’ sorghum in it.

Has anyone grown sorghum in dappled sunlight? The fig lets some light into that area, but it certainly wouldn’t be full sun.

Is it worth it to grow sorghum in this spot? Or will the lack of sun not yield any grain? It’s currently the only available growing spot, and I have an itch to try growing some grain.

Thanks in advance for any input!

I have done this before. They didn’t ripen, but this is Vermont. Otherwise fine.  I think it could work.

Hi Connor!
Yep,  you can grow it there. The production will be about a half to a quarter what it would produce in full sun but it will still produce something. Keep us posted!

Eino Kenttä wrote:I merged your stuff with the following thread. I hope that is okay by you.

Thanks Eino! Still figuring out the forum.

I agree with Nathanael. I grow sorgum in 9b and it might stop at knee-high in part shade, but you should get some grain, if not a bumper crop.