66281.01 Sorghum #Sorgum #broomcorn #seeds #grass #seedheads #mandala #dried #rosette

66278.03 Sorghum, Muscari, Iris, grass #Sorghum #broomcorn #Muscari #grapehyacinth #Iris #grass #blackandwhite #negative #dried

64975.01 Sorghum #Sorghum #broomcorn #grass #flower #flowers #tip #seedhead #wild #grain

Eric and I went to the Fulcrum Skillshare camping weekend. I learnt how to make brooms. So in love with broom corn and how intentional wrapping is. #broom #craft #fulcrum #witch #thecraft #traditional #broomcorn #selenite

a glimpse into our 2024 #broomcorn harvest. several years in and we’re finding our way!
thanks to our amazing partners on this site, @countyrailfarm.bsky.social @fieldfiveflowers.bsky.social.

A tiny broom, built on a wooden spoon for a handle.

Closeup of the plaited binding on a handmade broom. Natural colors yellow, green, red, brown in the sorghum, wrapped with tarred black string.

I grew sorghum (broom corn) last summer, as part of the rotation of flax and hemp through my little research plots. I didn't properly thin the broom corn, and got many fine stems, so I made some tiny brooms in addition to regular ones.

#broomcorn #broommaking #broom #sorghum #craftsky

New AMS 14C dates track the arrival and spread of broomco... Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is not one of the...

Original study:

D. Filipović et al., New #AMS 14C dates track the arrival and spread of #broomcorn millet #cultivation and #agricultural change in prehistoric #Europe, @SciReports 10, 2020. #OpenAccess 🔓

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-70495-z