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April 25, 2011 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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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 |
Tomatovillian™
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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 |
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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.
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May 25, 2011 | #4 |
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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!
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May 25, 2011 | #5 |
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I started using hard red wheat in suops and stews I like it as well as barley.
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June 14, 2011 | #6 |
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Well my barley is heading now we will see what it does, it is quite stunted.
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July 12, 2011 | #7 |
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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?
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August 2, 2011 | #8 |
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How do you sow it without a drill? Do you just broadcast and harrow?
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