Sorghum bicolor seed
LATIN NAME: SORGHUM BICOLOR
COMMON NAME: Sorghum
The sorghum torches the tall, robust grass with the broad, arching, green leaves and the stout stems crowned by the dense, upright heads of the small, round grains that ripen through the rich reds, the bronzes and the creams through the late summer, the heads torching above the field. The plant grows quickly through the warm season, and it stands the heat and the dry spells well. It likes the sun, and the rich, well-drained soil.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The drought tolerance of the sorghum gives it a long place in the research on the staple cereal crops of the grass family, and the bicolor species appears in the studies of the drought physiology and the grain-head development. The work looks at the gluten-free grain, the low-water cropping, and the seed biology. The food scientists value the grain, the agronomists note the forage value, and the growers of the warm-climate grain and forage crops keep the species in their catalogues.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the warm, dry garden, the sorghum torches the autumn field with the red heads. The grain serves the flours, the porridges and the drinks for the ages, the stems serve the brooms and the thatch, and the plant feeds the birds and makes the screen. It grows well in the rich, well-drained, sunny ground. Tall, red-headed and drought-proof.
To grow the Sorghum from seed, sow the seeds into the deep drills of the warm open bed, then cover them well, keep the rows gently moist, and the seedlings spring up within a week or two.
Keep the rows gently watered, and thin the seedlings to the roomy spacing. The torched heads come within the season. Thin them to the roomy spacing, and the torched heads will ripen through the autumn.
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NAME: Mennonite Sorghum
\n\n\n\nSCIENTIFIC NAME: Sorghum Bicolor
\n\n\n\nCOLOR: Amber
\n\n\n\nPLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
\n\n\n\nHARVEST: 112 Days
\n\n\n\nPLANT HEIGHT: 72 – 96”
\n\n\n\nPLANT SPACING: 9 – 12”
\n\n\n\nLIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
\n\n\n\nSOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
\n\n\n\nOTHER: The Mennonite Sorghum is an heirloom variety that produces a sweet, light colored syrup. It produces an excellent yield and has nice sturdy thick stalks. The seeds can also be ground into flour. Mennonite is worth its weight in gold!
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