Sorghum Seeds

Sorghum is a member of the grass family and a native wild plant of Africa, Sorghum grows best in warm conditions and can grow well in places with low moisture and high temperatures

 

Varieties of sorghums are classified into 4 groups:

  • Grain Sorghums
  • Grass Sorghums
  • Sweet Sorghums
  • Broom Corn

Broom corn is grown for the branches of the seed cluster, which are used to make brooms. Sweet sorghums have sweet juicy stems and are grown to be made into sorghum syrup.


The syrup is made by pressing the juice out of the stems and boiling it down to the proper thickness. Sweet sorghums can also be made into animal feed or silage. Grass sorghums are grown for green feed and hay but can also be weeds.

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