Sorghum bicolor - Sweet Sorghum - Seeds

Description

• Poaceae Poales
• North Africa
• H 4m x L 0.5m
•  Z8 
• Annual
• Synonym : Sudangrass
• 1 packet of 50 seeds

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Details

Sorghum bicolor is a giant grass cultivated for its seed and stem, on an industrial scale in some countries (Nigeria, India, Mexico, USA, etc.)

Sorghum seed is consumed in human food (flour, breads, snacks, sprouts, etc.) and is suitable for gluten-free diets

The stems of some varieties contain an abundance of sweet sap from which syrup and molasses, liquor (China), and ethanol fuel are produced

Sorghum bicolor is also a source of fodder for livestock, biomass, and fibers used in the composition of manufactured objects (brush, mattress, carpet, etc.)

The leaf sheath is used in Africa to produce a red dye on textiles

Sorghum has medicinal properties : Astringent, Diuretic, Hemostatic, and Softening

The variety offered is a Sweet Sorghum cultivated for sap production

Its cane contains a sweet juice, like sugar cane

It can be eaten directly (chewed or centrifuged), or its juice can be evaporated by cooking to make molasses and sweetener

Warning : The young plant in the period of growth contains a toxic hydrocyanic compound and should not be consumed
You will need to wait for the plant to start flowering before harvesting the cane, for it to be safe

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Cultivation

Sow the seeds in pots in April-May, warm, and plant in open ground at the end of May after the last risk of frost, or sow directly in open ground after the last frost

Space plants 20 cm apart and rows 50 cm to 1 m

Full sun exposure, rich soil, and irrigated in hot and dry periods

Harvest the canes when the inflorescence appears

Harvest the seeds in the fall when the panicles begin to dry out
Be sure to dry the seeds well before storage