Potatoes and onion sets begin shipping in late
March.
From early May through October 31, items shipping from
our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually
Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround
time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.
We will not be fulfilling seed orders from May
20 - May 22 while we do physical inventory count. Orders
placed by Monday, May 19 at 10am will be shipped before
the break. We will resume normal order fulfillment on
Friday, May 23.
Items shipping from our growing supplies warehouse take 7-10 business days to process.
Hordeum vulgare Annual spring grain. Up to 3' high. Variety: ‘Quest,’ a 6-row University of Minnesota release. Suitable for cover-cropping, grain production, home brewing, or forage. Higher-yielding and better-standing than ‘Robust,’ as well as superior Fusarium head blight (scab) resistance among 6-row barleys. Moderately frost-hardy. Tolerates drought and alkaline or heavy soils. Does not tolerate wet or acidic soils. May be planted later than other spring-sown small grains and maintain good yields. Seed from early May to mid-June at 100-125# per acre, 3# per 1000 sq ft. PVP②
As food grain: Suitable for malting. Requires commercial dehulling to use as a cooking grain or flour.
As feed grain: More reliable in Maine’s climate than corn or wheat, with nearly as much feed value, and better feed value than oats.
Items shipping from our growing supplies warehouse take 7-10 business days to process.