CEREAL GRAINS
OATS,CAYUSE, High-yielding cultivar in demand for medicinal use as green oats
in milk for teas or tinctures (nervine tonic)., B
OATS,STORM KING, Heirloom reported to resist lodging. ,B
OATS-HULLESS, JAMES, Heirloom from Seedsavers.
OATS-HULLESS, NUPRIMA, French cultivar performed well in trials., B
OATS-HULLESS, SOUTH DAKOTA 72, Heirloom from Seedsavers.
OATS-HULLESS, TORCH RIVER, RARE from KUSA Ancient Grain Society., B
SPELT,Common (T.spelta), Stalwart with stiff straw and blocky armored kernels
to 6 ft requiring vernalization here (sow before winter solstice- otherwise
flowering may be delayed until the following spring). Excellent cover crop
or soil stabiliser and ornamental. ,B
SPELT,Utrecht Blue (T.macha), Spring sown cousin of spelt (doesn't requier
vernalization) with ornamental long-awned blackish heads and the easiest to
thresh seed of its type. ,B
EMMER,Turanicum, Golden cousin of the above, similar in many respects but
more difficult to thresh out cleanly.,B
EMMER,RUSSIAN WHITE, Pearly white cousin of the above. RARE
WHEAT ,EINKORN 'Stone Age' (T.monococcum), Spring-sown antiquity is hard to
thresh but highly ornamental with surprisingly high yields of seed packed
into slender awned blonde seedheads.
WHEAT,BAART, Australian heirloom is very productive.,B
WHEAT,CHENGDU, Chinese cultivar is high yielding threshes easy.,B
WHEAT,KAMUT, aka 'Polish' wheat this is the largest longest kernels and sports
beautiful long black awns on 6ft stalks for Spring-Summer production. Promoted
by the Quinn family farm, it has been reported to be well received by some
with allergies to wheat products., B
WHEAT,LAVRAS, Reddish gold semi-awned highly ornamental heads and good Spring
yields.,B
WHEAT,SONORAN WHITE, Fast growing and high yielding cultivar -requires vernalization
here- with medium awns.,B
WHEAT,VAVILOV, Gnarly somewhat awned heads are somewhat difficult to thresh
and thus bird resistant. A primitive form appreciated by and named for the
great Russian botanist. RARE, B
WHEAT,GLOBE (T.sphaerococcum), Diminuitive but highly ornamental with slender
seedheads and round kernels. RARE landrace from Asia made available courtesy
of the KUSA Ancient Grain Society., B
TRITICALE,Wheat-Rye cross, aka 'Silvertip' is moderately difficult to thresh
out cleanly but heavy yielding and is highly ornamental (and durable) bleaching
to silvery blonde. Exceptionally hardy.,B
BARLEY,BERE,Historic RARE cultivar from the Shetland Islands was prized in
local brewing traditions. Described by William Woys Weaver in his landmark
book: Heirloom Vegetable Gardening.,B
BARLEY,PESSL, Rare Scandinavian heirloom preserved by Minnesota seedsavers
nurturing their cultural heritage. ,B