DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Mennonite Sorghum
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sorghum Bicolor
COLOR: Amber
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
PLANT HEIGHT: 72 - 96”
PLANT SPACING: 9 - 12”
HARVEST: 112 Days
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 50 Seeds
OTHER: 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!
Sorghum has a wide variety of uses & benefits!
Sorghum is gluten free, & contains many vitamins & minerals. It is high in fiber & proteins.
The grain can be made in to flour, & used as a substitute for wheat, rye, & barley. Sorghum flour can be used to make any number of gluten free culinary delights from bread to beer. It can also be enjoyed as a whole grain.
Sorghum canes are used to produce Sorghum Syrup, which is similar to molasses syrup in color & consistency.
The leaves, stalks, & grain can be used as livestock feed.
Sorghum is used in biofuel production.
Sorghum is not difficult to grow, & is traditionally grown in rows similar to corn. It grows quickly, tolerates heat & drought well, & will grow in most soil types.
We have many types & colors of Sorghum seeds available, as well as Corn, Buckwheat, Barley, Oats, Rye, & more!
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