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 shipping orders of supplies between June 25 and June 27 as we conduct our annual inventory, and any orders received during these weeks will be shipped subsequently.
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. PVP
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.
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We will not be shipping orders of supplies between June 25 and June 27 as we conduct our annual inventory, and any orders received during these weeks will be shipped subsequently.