20 IOWA SWEET SORGHUM Bicolor Syrup Vegetable Grain Seeds
DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Iowa Sweet Sorghum
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sorghum Bicolor
COLOR: Brown Seed Heads
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
HARVEST: 110 Days
HARDINESS ZONE: Annual
PLANT HEIGHT: 9'
PLANT SPACING: 6 - 12"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 20 Seeds
OTHER: Iowa Sweet Sorghum is indeed very sweet, as well as juicy. It is wonderful for making syrup!
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Sorghum has a wide variety of uses & benefits!
Sorghum is gluten free, & contains many vitamins & minerals. It is high in fiber & proteins.Â
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.Â
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.