50 Organic BLACK AMBER SORGHUM Sugar Cane Sorghum Bicolor Grain Vegetable Seeds
DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Black Amber Cane Sorghum - Certified Organic
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Sugar Cane
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sorghum Bicolor
COLOR: Black Seed Heads
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
PLANT HEIGHT: 72 - 96"
PLANT SPACING: 6 - 9"
HARVEST: 99 Days
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 50 Organic Seeds
OTHER: ‘Black Amber’ is an early heirloom variety of sorghum. It is used primarily as a syrup sorghum. Because of its lovely dark colored seeds, it is very ornamental and is popular dried for use in arrangements or other crafts.
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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.
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.