Sunflowers
Sorghum
Tohono O'Odham Sugarcane - Sorghum
Ref : G0614
- Sorghum bicolor
Bag of 20 grams
This ancient variety, once used to make molasses, produces abundant panicles of red seeds. Packed with sugar, the stalks can be chewed.
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
Red
From 200 to 300 cm
United States
Inconnue
"Semences de Kokopelli" by Dominique Guillet
This traditional variety originates from the Tohono O'Odham people of the southwestern U.S. It is probably a cross between "Sorghum bicolore" and "Sorghum halepense".
