All About Growing Sorghum

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Illustration by Keith Ward
Step aside, honey and maple syrup — there’s a new sweetener on the block, and it can be grown and processed right at home. If you haven’t tried sweet sorghum syrup, you’re missing out.

(For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glancecollection page.)

One of the most versatile members of the grass family, sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) can be grown for grain, crafting or for processing into sorghum syrup. Appropriate sorghum varieties must be chosen for each use, but all types are as easy to grow as corn.

Sorghum grows best where summers are quite warm, with daytime temperatures regularly topping 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Sandy soils in warm climates are especially good for growing sorghum because it withstands drought and flooding better than corn does.

Types of Sorghum

  • Published on Jan 10, 2014
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