Barley

DeanRIowa · April 25, 2011

Are there any Barley growers here?

I am thinking of ordering some hulless barley and growing some this fall.

How does the flavor compared to store bought pearled barley?

Any recommendations or hints?

thanks,
Dean

Tormato · April 25, 2011

Dean,

Does only having a couple of plants count?

If you can find a small bag of Bob's Red Mill hull-less barley, you can both taste it for yourself, and also plant some of it. That's how I did it.

For me, this hull-less barley tasted much better than pearl barley.
But, I don't care for pearl barley, at all.

I'll look to see if I still have some viable seed.

Gary

wingnut · May 7, 2011

I have purple tibetan hulless barley and hulless oats. they are about 4" tall. I hope to get enough to grow for chicken feed in the future.

cortona · May 25, 2011

Wignut, at harvest time can you consider some excange for your barley and oats? interested in staple crops i'm looking for more and more usable cereals for uman food!

Worth1 · May 25, 2011

I started using hard red wheat in suops and stews I like it as well as barley.
Worth

wingnut · June 14, 2011

Well my barley is heading now we will see what it does, it is quite stunted.

wingnut · July 12, 2011

I definately have some really nice barley grain developing, the plants are almost died down, and the grain is plump. Not sure quite when to cut it, I'll wait till it's totally dry I guess. Any suggestions?

Tracydr · August 2, 2011

How do you sow it without a drill? Do you just broadcast and harrow?

April 25, 2011	#1
DeanRIowa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 5a - NE Iowa Posts: 416	Barley Are there any Barley growers here? I am thinking of ordering some hulless barley and growing some this fall. How does the flavor compared to store bought pearled barley? Any recommendations or hints? thanks, Dean

April 25, 2011	#2
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	Dean, Does only having a couple of plants count? If you can find a small bag of Bob's Red Mill hull-less barley, you can both taste it for yourself, and also plant some of it. That's how I did it. For me, this hull-less barley tasted much better than pearl barley. But, I don't care for pearl barley, at all. I'll look to see if I still have some viable seed. Gary Last edited by Tormato; May 7, 2011 at 01:14 PM.

May 7, 2011	#3
wingnut Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: bald hill area thurston county washington Posts: 312	I have purple tibetan hulless barley and hulless oats. they are about 4" tall. I hope to get enough to grow for chicken feed in the future.

May 25, 2011	#4
cortona Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: italy, tuscany, town of cortona Posts: 68	Wignut, at harvest time can you consider some excange for your barley and oats? interested in staple crops i'm looking for more and more usable cereals for uman food!

May 25, 2011	#5
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I started using hard red wheat in suops and stews I like it as well as barley. Worth

June 14, 2011	#6
wingnut Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: bald hill area thurston county washington Posts: 312	Well my barley is heading now we will see what it does, it is quite stunted.

July 12, 2011	#7
wingnut Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: bald hill area thurston county washington Posts: 312	I definately have some really nice barley grain developing, the plants are almost died down, and the grain is plump. Not sure quite when to cut it, I'll wait till it's totally dry I guess. Any suggestions?

August 2, 2011	#8
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	How do you sow it without a drill? Do you just broadcast and harrow?