It took a lot of searching on the internet to figure out that this is sorghum (in English). I would not have thought much about this crop if weren't for the fact that it is so abundant this year locally. I can only presume that this is a part of the crop rotation cycle since it seems to me that it replaced many fields of sunflowers this year (from last year). Anyway, while perhaps somewhat less photogenic, it is still an interesting plant up close.
Ah, so now I know what it is called in French. I grew up where sorghum is one of the main crops, so I had no trouble identifying it. It's not planted every year here, but when the farmers think it's going to be a dry summer there is always more millet and some sorghum. I think this year many farmers planted the summer crop very late, so they opted for the late maturing sorghum. There is definitely much more this year than I have ever seen in the area.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan, for that explanation. I guess we're still seeing the effects of not having a real Spring this year !
DeleteIl y a une variété non comestible qui est une plante tinctoriale. Elle donne un très beau rouge intéressant pour les artistes textiles!
ReplyDeleteAux Etas-Unis, on fait "molasses" de sorgho ("sorghum" en anglais) ... c'est un sirop comme miel. Vous avez une recette pour la teinture ? (Je connais quelqu'un qui pourrait être intéressée !)
Delete