Grains

Packets are $3.00 and contain several hundred seeds (new) Vicar Hulless Oats - The first registered hulless oat in Canada, dating back to the 1940's. The grains easily slip free from the heads when threshing and they have no hull to remove, making them great for small growers. (new) Welsh Triticale - Triticale is a stable hybrid between wheat and rye, combining the hardiness of rye with the high quality grain of wheat. Consistently our highest yielding grain, producing plump silvery heads full of easily threshed kernels. Named after Prof. John Welsh of the University of Manitoba. (new) Wakooma Durum Wheat - A productive durum wheat. Durums are the "hardest" wheat type, high in gluten and protein which makes them good for pasta and breads. (new) Ethiopian Barley - An early and productive two-row hulless barley. (new) German Foxtail Millet - A beautiful and ancient warm-season millet, it's cultivation dating back 8,000 years in the Far East. The huge plump seed heads resembling fox's tails were the focal point of our fall garden last year, each one full of thousands of tiny seeds. We harvested the heads in October and dried them in the house (they made very practical ornaments). Once dry they can be easily broken apart and winnowed to separate the seeds, song birds love the chaff. It also makes a drought tolerant summer forage crop.