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Post by MikeH on Feb 11, 2012 5:52:11 GMT -5
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Post by steev on Feb 13, 2012 0:06:38 GMT -5
Are you trying other grains for tempeh?
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Post by raymondo on Feb 14, 2012 23:26:26 GMT -5
I harvested some of the barley because I was worried about the rain. It's dry now so the rest is drying down nicely. I tried threshing some of what I had harvested and apart from the nuisance awns it's very easy to thresh. Just rubbing between the palms of my hands has the seeds popping out clean as a whistle. I'll look around for some wire mesh to rub the heads on. That should make it a bit easier. I'm now looking forward to growing a decent patch of barley next season.
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Post by johno on Feb 15, 2012 0:50:14 GMT -5
How exciting!
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Post by tommo on Mar 12, 2012 9:02:53 GMT -5
Hey, I'm in Wiltshire, UK and this year I'm growing small amounts of Burbank, Cook and Ethiopian hulless barleys.
I'll probably sow in the next few weeks.
Looking forward to watching the plants' progress - never grown cereals before!
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Post by raymondo on Mar 12, 2012 15:22:46 GMT -5
I had never grown cereals before either tommo. I was surprised at how quickly the Ethiopian barley grew. It seemed no time at all before it was heading up. It was very easy to thresh so I'll try a patch large enough to provide a useful amount of grain for eating. Hope it goes well for you. Keep us posted on progress from time to time.
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Post by MikeH on Mar 30, 2012 3:17:43 GMT -5
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Post by raymondo on Mar 30, 2012 16:16:46 GMT -5
From that list, Nepal appears to grow a lot of awnless, hulless types.
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Post by 12540dumont on Mar 30, 2012 21:36:29 GMT -5
Raymundo, at the back of my barley plot you can see my naked barley! Attachments:
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Post by raymondo on Mar 31, 2012 1:53:15 GMT -5
The plants at the back appear to be heading up. Is that the case or a trick of the camera?
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Post by raymondo on Oct 26, 2012 22:23:33 GMT -5
Just sowed some barley, a mix of crosses between BR2, Caspian, Easy Thresh, Milan and Tibetan Hulless. As far as I can determine they are all hulless. It will be interesting to see what comes of this.
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Post by steev on Oct 27, 2012 1:31:29 GMT -5
I suspect either porridge or beer, unless you malt it.
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Post by MikeH on Oct 24, 2013 2:37:29 GMT -5
I continue to be impressed with this barley. I grew it again this year to keep the seed viable and 9 sq ft gave me 350 grams of grain which was harvested by Aug 29. Threshing was even easier as I moved from rubbing it between the palms of my hands to using a small food processor with the blades taped. I was done in about an hour.
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Post by tommo on Apr 9, 2014 2:21:25 GMT -5
Well the birds ate all my barley back in 2012, apart from one malting type.
After a soak in seaweed and trace elements there is some good germination from my Kusa Seed Society barleys - Chushi Gangdruk population and the Miracle Barleys. They are now in seed trays indoors.
I aim to take good care of these plants to produce more viable seed - I will certainly be netting them this year.
I can't wait to see what these varieties do.
Does anyone know of anybody who has grown any Kusa varieties? Precious little information online on how they grow - I would have thought that people would be more excited by these types!
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Post by VicJ on May 9, 2014 15:23:13 GMT -5
I grew a bunch of the Kusa barleys last year, but kind of lost track of them. They didn't seem to be as vigorous as most of the hulless barleys I've grown. Giving it another go this year.
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