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Post by richardw on Apr 25, 2013 4:03:39 GMT -5
As with Joseph's feral winter rye i'm starting this thread so as report how the Lagodehkis Grdzeltavtava wheat sent from Tim performs for me,the idea been i want something that grows the max amount straw for use as a mulch while in its early growth been a weed suppressor.
Both the rye and wheat are planted in the same bed but now been close to winter i cant imagine i'll get a lot of growth before the cold weather sets in.
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Post by oxbowfarm on Apr 26, 2013 17:27:01 GMT -5
I will be interested in how it does for you. Mine is fully green again, growing well and bulking up after the winter. Should start stretching up soon.
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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 26, 2013 19:37:34 GMT -5
Well I think at least one of you two should have to tell us what kind of wheat this is? Spring? Winter? Where from..no, I don't mean from Tim... East to thresh? Good for?
Geez you farmers, it's like pulling rocks out of Ox's field, trying to get an info from you.
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Post by oxbowfarm on Apr 26, 2013 20:37:28 GMT -5
Well, its a hard red winter bread wheat from Georgia ( in the Caucuses). I presume the name is in Georgian. It is wicked tall, the tallest wheat variety I have. I haven't yet grown out enough of it to taste it or use it for anything. I got it from my buddy Tevis Robertson-Goldberg who does a lot with the northeast wheat project.
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Post by steev on Apr 26, 2013 22:15:10 GMT -5
Is it taller than Maris Widgeon?
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Post by richardw on Apr 27, 2013 1:00:51 GMT -5
I see that Maris Widgeon has been traditionally been used for thatching in the UK,wonder if Lagodehkis Grdzeltavtava would be just as suitable
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Post by steev on Apr 27, 2013 1:08:27 GMT -5
Given the linguistic threshold, probably not.
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Post by oxbowfarm on Apr 27, 2013 2:00:48 GMT -5
It is much taller than any of the Maris varieties. Maris Widgeon is actually not a very tall wheat, it just got used for thatching because it was the tallest variety that was still legal to grow after the EU implemented the seed variety white lists.
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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 27, 2013 12:04:07 GMT -5
Okay, Tim, can you save me some seed when you harvest?
My house needs a new roof....and I've been hunting red wheat varieties.
If my threshing machine ever gets put together, hopefully, I will have some wheat and oats to trade. Not to mention baking with.
My poor spring wheat. Not a drop of rain
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Post by richardw on May 6, 2013 0:21:57 GMT -5
Pleased to see that Tims wheat is sending up shots,just hope it handles winter now.
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Post by oxbowfarm on May 6, 2013 11:34:22 GMT -5
I expect it will do fine, if your winter weeds grow all winter then I'm fair sure the wheat and rye will also.
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Post by richardw on Sept 3, 2013 1:11:44 GMT -5
Lagodehkis Grdzeltavtava (far end)has done really well during winter and is coming away nicely,closet plants is the rye from Joseph also doing well.
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Post by richardw on Nov 5, 2013 12:36:00 GMT -5
Lagodehkis Grdzeltavtava has come on nicely during spring and can get far from growing seed heads,its unfortunately picked up a bit of rust though. Just on a 1m tall
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Post by oxbowfarm on Dec 18, 2013 7:37:21 GMT -5
How did it do Richard?
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Post by richardw on Dec 18, 2013 12:08:24 GMT -5
It did ok Tim but certainly prone to rust compared to some other modern wheat i had growing close by which didn't get it at all,also the sparrows have just flogged all the seed out of the heads even while they were still green in yet they haven't bothered with Joseph rye,i have a lot of problems with birds ....dam it all.
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