Indian Red Popping - Sorghum
This variety, originally from India, produces red to black seeds on stems over 2 m tall. The seeds are very popular roasted like "popcorn".
Sorghum bicolor is a dye plant widely used in Africa. It is the leaf sheaths, often colored red, that are used for their anthocyanin content.
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in the ground
Sow light-colored, directly in place, in well-warmed soil, in rows 60 cm apart. Cover with 2 cm of fine soil. After emergence, thin out to leave one plant every 30 cm.
Sorghum needs a lot of heat to ripen.
April
April, May, June
August, September, October
in the ground
sunny
low
clayey, limestone, humus, sandy
reheated, sec
Sorghum bicolor
20 grams
Red, Black
From 200 to 300 cm
India
This variety originated in India, where the basic seeds were collected by Texas organic grower Ken Hargesheimer, who shared them with Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.
