Posted by Gary Woods on July 4, 2003, 1:10 pm
Have I got a chance of getting mature barley in upstate New York, planted a
bit over a week ago, and already an inch high? The packet information says
"90 days", so I'm hoping for a late fall... the idea is to get enough for
seed stock to plant enough to malt for next year...
Hey, I plan big, if not well.
Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G
Posted by Frogleg on July 4, 2003, 1:31 pm
On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 13:10:25 -0400, Gary Woods
>Have I got a chance of getting mature barley in upstate New York, planted a
>bit over a week ago, and already an inch high? The packet information says
>"90 days", so I'm hoping for a late fall... the idea is to get enough for
>seed stock to plant enough to malt for next year...
>Hey, I plan big, if not well.
Hey, what difference would any of our answers make? You gonna plow it
up if someone says "no"? I bet not. You want to know if you have a
chance. Why not? Maybe (oh, geez) a long, hot summer is coming for the
right coast. "90 days" is an average -- plants don't come with
calendars. If frost comes before plants are mature, they might make a
good 'green manure' and a reminder to plant earlier next year. Cheers!
Posted by Pat Meadows on July 4, 2003, 4:00 pm
On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 13:10:25 -0400, Gary Woods
>Have I got a chance of getting mature barley in upstate New York, planted a
>bit over a week ago, and already an inch high? The packet information says
>"90 days", so I'm hoping for a late fall... the idea is to get enough for
>seed stock to plant enough to malt for next year...
>Hey, I plan big, if not well.
It's only July 4 (Happy July 4th!). July, August,
September: providing you don't get a frost in September, it
looks to me as if you've got a good chance of success.
Our first frost here (similar climate to yours) has been
October 8 both of the two years we've lived here.
Pat
Posted by Fudge on July 5, 2003, 11:47 am
I have tried this a few times and the rodents always got my crop. They have
radar when it comes to finding small quantities of grain seed. Look
carefully if and when the seed heads form as you will not even know they are
missing. My rats are sneaky little bastards. Think you are a little late for
this year but give it a try. Perhaps barley can take a few light frosts. A
lot of barley is grown in Scandinavia. I also malt my own barley for brewing
and it does work. Suggest you buy a bag of untreated seed barley in the
fall.
Farmer John
VA3JQ
Barry's Bay
Ontario
> Have I got a chance of getting mature barley in upstate New York, planted
a
> bit over a week ago, and already an inch high? The packet information
says
> "90 days", so I'm hoping for a late fall... the idea is to get enough for
> seed stock to plant enough to malt for next year...
> Hey, I plan big, if not well.
> Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
> Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G
Posted by Setzler on July 8, 2003, 8:50 am
Gary,
I tried some scapes the other night, stir fried with a bunch of other vegetables
and they were inedible! How do I do it right? How much of the stem? any? do you
peel the scapes? Did I get them too late? is there a window?
Thanks, I was so sure I was cooking something gourmet and wonderful and was
disappointed. The flavor was delicious, but they were tough as nails.
susan
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>bit over a week ago, and already an inch high? The packet information says
>"90 days", so I'm hoping for a late fall... the idea is to get enough for
>seed stock to plant enough to malt for next year...
>Hey, I plan big, if not well.