MARIETTE'S BACK TO BASICS: Sorghum Growing in Georgia

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Sorghum Growing in Georgia

Of course, being the son and daughter of a market gardener, we always had an interest in crops growing in the fields.

A rather new crop for both of us, was this field with Sorghum bicolor, seen on August 12, 1985.

Do you know this grain?

32 comments:

Tammy@T's Daily TreasuresOctober 19, 2020 at 12:00 AM
I've heard of sorghum but haven't never used it. I'm sure it's added to many products that we aren't even aware of. Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. Jingles was 16 years and 3 months when she died. Sorry to hear Barty isn't doing well. Take care.
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ClaudiaOctober 19, 2020 at 1:24 AM
Liebe Mariette,
ja, ich kenne Hirse, auch in Deutschland wird Speisehirse mittlerweile mancherorts angebaut!
Hab einen guten Start in die neue Woche!
♥️ Allerliebste Grüße , Claudia ♥️
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ParnassusOctober 19, 2020 at 2:38 AM
Hello Mariette, I know that sorghum is a grain and sugar crop, and is the source of sorghum molasses, a very old-fashioned product. Sorghum is the type of crop, like soybeans, grown in the U.S. but not used directly by mainstream people, at least in the North. (With the popularity of Asian foods, some soybeans are eaten directly or as tofu, but very little compared to the enormous quantity grown.)
--Jim
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TamagoOctober 19, 2020 at 9:07 AM
I’ve heard of sorghum but didn’t know much about it. It may have been in the ingredients of food I have eaten. The photo of the sorghum field is beautiful :-)

Happy Monday and have a great week, Mariette xoxo
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Anne Hagman-NiilolaOctober 19, 2020 at 12:16 PM
A beautiful photo. I've heard the name of the plant.
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Victor S E MoubarakOctober 19, 2020 at 12:43 PM
I think I have seen it in packets in the supermarket; as seeds.

God bless.
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R's RueOctober 19, 2020 at 12:47 PM
Beautiful.
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HelenOctober 19, 2020 at 1:07 PM
One of my all time biggest weaknesses ... sorghum molasses unsalted butter smathered on biscuits hot from the oven. Heavenly.
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theresaOctober 19, 2020 at 2:28 PM
Sorghum canes are pressed like sugar cane. The juice is boiled down to make a syrup like molasses. A friend of mine just gave me a half pint of sorghum syrup made by Mennonites in Tennessee. My great grandfather grew sorghum in Indiana. It may have also been used as silage for cattle in winter.
Theresa in Tucson
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VENTANA DE FOTOOctober 19, 2020 at 2:30 PM
En Andalucía se ha sembrado, aunque yo tengo poco contacto en el campo.

Besos
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Jo-Anne's RamblingsOctober 19, 2020 at 9:32 PM
So nice
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blooming home and gardenOctober 20, 2020 at 7:48 AM
A beautiful photo!
Wishing you lovely days,

Hugs, Ida
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VagabondeOctober 20, 2020 at 2:12 PM
I have never seen the sorghum plants – I have only seen the sorghum juice in jars. Years ago – I mean years, like in the early 1970s, my husband and I visited the North Georgia Mountains around Blairsville and had breakfast at a local country restaurant. They served us biscuits with sorghum. Since then there is always a jar of sorghum in my house.
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PerthDailyPhotoOctober 21, 2020 at 9:33 AM
I do now Mariette after Googling it 😉 Interesting that it is gluten free, that would up it's appeal, so many people seem to be gluten intolerant these days 🌾
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OLga October 21, 2020 at 10:50 PM
Ho visto giorni fa un campo con queste spighe,ma non sapevo per cosa si usi!
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