Barley, Lawina Hulless (Organic)
Hordeum vulgare.
Lawina Hulless barley is one of the easiest grains to grow and thresh, making this variety a good choice for the homestead gardener. It may be the first grain we grew, cooked, and ate. At the time, back in 2007, there were very few options for locally produced grains and we were excited to give it a try. We were pleased to find that hulless barley, with its delectable golden kernels, is a very good bioregionally appropriate substitute for rice. It produces well, is easy to process, and cooks up into a wholesome, delicious whole grain that can be the base for many recipes. Short, lodge-resistant plants produce 2-row heads of fully hulless barley that thresh easily but don’t shatter. Lawina was our golden barley variety of choice when we grew grain for market, though special equipment is recommended for growing at scale. Can also be grown for a chicken food plot or for flower arrangements. Performs well when spring sown but may also be fall sown. We obtained this variety from the breeder, Karl-Josef Müller, on our first Seed Ambassadors trip to Germany.
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Direct sow in weed-free, well-prepared soil March to May, during a warm dry spell if possible. Barley is usually frost tolerant down to 15 °F. Fertility and irrigation needs are very low if you have decent soil. Harvest for grain when seeds are dry and plants are no longer green.
Seed Saving
Harvest for grain when seeds are dry and plants are no longer green. Dance, rub, or flail seeds from seedheads. Winnow to clean in front of a fan or steady breeze. Isolation distance is unnecessary for this self-pollinating grain. Save seed without worries.
jebson thurow (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Washington
Tried it for the first time this year. Put in three rows in a 4′ wide bed by 20′ . Harvested in mid july after it dried down. It took some work to thresh it I might not have let it dry down far enough but still have a good return on the amount of seed used. Now time to make some barley vegetable soup.
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