Features of growing white sorghum

In fact, we have a generous land. If you can use it effectively, it will be able to reap an abundant harvest for human being. Although it is the northernmost part of our sunny country, the water, soil and climatic conditions of Saparmyrat Turkmenbashy distrit are considered to be suitable for growing white sorghum. Its cold weather in winter and scorching heat in summer, don’t cause much trouble for growing this crop. The main thing is to learn subtleties of growing and to combine it with hard work.
White sorghum is a nutrient-packed grain that has been around for centuries. There are various types of sorghum including red, orange, bronze, tan, white and black colored sorghum. These types we can see in our Motherland
White sorghum doesn’t belong to delicate plants. Leaf’s height of about 50 cm and width of about 10-12 cm. It is a plant that grows up 1,5-2 meters in height. In the case of its head, which is planted for the grain, it is the necessary to dilute it if the branches are thick. In order for growing normally, it is often necessary to use livestock as fertilizer. Types such as white, tan, bronze sorghum make drooping head before flowering. The peculiar dusting occurs when they bring in grains after they have shown flowers. The grain is initially bluish in color and hardens in the top of the head, gradually turning white. This indicates that the sorghum is perfectly matured. The grain is small, ranging from 2 to 4 mm in diameter. Stem, leaf and grain of sorghum is used for animal fodder. Our ancestors prepared delicious foods from the grains of white sorghum, which were very nutritious for humans, such as kurtuk, koje, zagara, bulamak and etc. These traditions are continued nowadays. There is also popular belief that foods from sorghum cures diabetes mellitus.