Iowa Sweet - Sorghum
This rare variety can reach 3 m in height and is grown like corn. It is interesting for its ornamental appearance as well as for its juicy stalks, from which a sweet syrup is extracted, and its nutritionally rich seeds.
The leaf sheaths of Sorghum bicolor, rich in anthocyanin, are used as a natural red dye. This use is widespread in Africa.
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in the ground
Sow light-colored, directly in place, in well-warmed soil, in rows 60 cm apart. Cover with 2 cm of fine soil. After emergence, thin out to leave one plant every 30 cm.
Sorghum needs a lot of heat to ripen.
April
April, May, June
August, September, October
in the ground
sunny
low
clayey, limestone, humus, sandy
reheated, sec
Sorghum bicolor
mid-season
20 grams
300 cm