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Post by Tucson Grower on Jan 15, 2023 16:27:20 GMT -6
I'm also interested in a variety of barley, that had languished for nearly 100 years in a US seed vault; 'Purple Karma'. Baker Creek has this one. I hope the rabbits don't eat all of my grain plants.
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Post by macmex on Jan 15, 2023 18:19:19 GMT -6
Betcha the name is recent!
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Post by Tucson Grower on Jan 15, 2023 20:55:55 GMT -6
Here is the excerpt from the Baker Creek website: "Average 90 days to maturity. This ancient grain from Tibet has been having a remarkable resurgence in popularity, as it has been recognized as a supremely nutritious and exceptionally tasty hulless heirloom barley. In 1924, an American collected this purple barley in Tibet and brought it back to the U.S., where the seeds were stored at the USDA seed repository for nearly 100 years. Victoria and Tom Blake, two professors at the University of Montana, told Pat Hayes of Oregon State University about an amazing purple barley in the seed bank, which they called Purple Karma. Hayes plucked this remarkable variety from obscurity and was floored with its delicious nutty flavor. Since then, this purple tinged, awned barley variety has gained a cult following among foodies and farmers alike."
I wonder if it is continuing to be grown in Tibet? Or is it a lost, but now reintroduced, variety.
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Post by amyinowasso on Jan 16, 2023 9:58:22 GMT -6
I look forward to a report on the flavor.
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Post by Tucson Grower on Jan 26, 2023 18:28:13 GMT -6
I can't imagine how to stop the rabbits. Whenever I'm chasing one, no matter their size, they seem to walk/run/hop right through chain-link fencing, like it weren't even there.
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Post by Tucson Grower on Mar 27, 2023 21:10:05 GMT -6
I planted 6 seed, 3 sprouted, then a mouse ate one. This afternoon I planted the two survivors, just on the south side of the peanuts.
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Post by Tucson Grower on Mar 29, 2023 0:22:40 GMT -6
My barley planting of only 2 seedlings may seem pathetic, but once these plants produce a crop of viable seed; we'll be off and running.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Mar 29, 2023 11:37:47 GMT -6
I've had a fair amount of luck live-trapping rabbits using apple slices and rabbit pellets as bait during the winter months. In Spring, I think they have so much fodder that they aren't as easy to lure in and prefer to eat the goodies I have planted in my garden.
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Post by FrostyTurnip on Apr 2, 2023 10:10:26 GMT -6
Tucs, If that’s true, then I have a whole lotta pathetic going on all the time.
Heavy, the bunny berries is a good idea. Last time I put an apple in a trap, we caught an old bare-faced ugly possum.
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