50 HONEY DRIP SORGHUM Bicolor Honey Drop Syrup Grain Vegetable Seeds
DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Honey Drip Sorghum
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Honeydrip Sorghum
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sorghum Bicolor
COLOR: Amber - Brown Seed Heads
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost
HARVEST: 105 Days
HARDINESS ZONE: Annual
PLANT HEIGHT: 8 - 10'
PLANT SPACING: 6 - 12"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 50 Seeds
OTHER: Honey Drip is a great high-yielding heirloom variety that is tolerant of hot & dry conditions. This very sweet sorghum is popular variety for making syrup.
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.