(Lubbock, TX) -- Ahead of Fall events -- and because of the drought -- a Lubbock County farm is creating a sorghum maze instead of the more traditional corn maze this year.
About 15 miles northwest of Lubbock, At'l, Do Farms has long created a corn maze as part of its Fall celebrations.
But last year -- with drought hammering the farm economy across Texas -- At'l Do Farms put in a sorghum maze instead to save water.
In general, a good-yielding corn crop needs 40-to-50 inches of irrigation a year, while a top-yielding sorghum crop will use between 20-to-25 inches.
That first Sorghum Maze was so popular they've done another one this year.
It's a suitable crop for a maze because Sorghum can easily grow as tall as corn -- up to eight feet and, in rare cases, as tall as 15 feet.
This year's maze is scheduled to open this Saturday, Sept. 16, and continue past Halloween through Nov. 4.
Along with the maze and a fairy tale trail, At'l Do Farms also features a cow train, food concessions, a hay ride, a petting zoo, and numerous photo opportunities, among other attractions.
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