Availability Updated on April 28, 2010
2010 Grains
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2010 Amaranth - Grain Types
Amaranth culture: For leaf-type Amaranth see the listing under Greens in the vegetable section. Plant early in the season, thin to 1 plant every 6 to 8 inches for best results. Packet plants 50 to 100 foot of row.
Mayo Indian: 90 days. Black seeded, robust plants. When the first seed heads were cut, it re-grew more for a second crop. Pkt. $1.50 OG
Orange Giant: 110 days. Huge 7 to 8 foot plants, loaded with gorgeous burnt orange seed heads. Pkt. $1.50
Red Amaranth: 95 days. Deep red seed heads. Pkt. $1.50 OG
Red Leaf Grain: 105 days. Red foliage and flower heads. (Unavailable for 2010)
2010 Barley
Neiger: A black seeded type that is sown in the Spring for a mid-summer harvest. The seed heads and awns are a black color and very attractive in flower arrangements. (Unavailable for 2010)
2010 Lentil
Lentil culture: Plant when you plant peas. They grow best in cool weather. My college years were spent in the pea and lentil growing region of the Northwest. Lentil fields are beautiful and the seeds are very nutritious. Packet contains 1 oz. and plants about a 25 foot row.
Black Beluga: Small, black-seeded lentil. Pkt. $1.75 OG
French Green: Nice, green lentils. Excellent for soup. Pkt. $1.75 OG
Green: Large flattened gray green lentil that is a bit easier to grow than others as well as a much larger seed. Pkt. $1.75
2010 Sesame
Sesame culture: Plant after frost is past. Thin to 1 plant every 4 inches. Care must be taken at harvest to keep the seed from sheltering onto the ground. One packet will plant 25 to 30 foot row.
Line 31: White seeded plants grow to about 3 1/2 to 4 feet tall. (SOLD OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2010 SEASON.)
Black: Shades of dark brown to black, Taller and more irregular than Line 31. Pkt. $1.50 OG
2010 Sorghum
Sorghum culture: Plant after frost has passed and the soil has warmed. Plants do best when there are only 3 to 4 plants per foot of row. More drought tolerant than corn. This crop does very well on our sandy soil and we will continue to expand in this area. Packets contain 1 oz. of seed (unless otherwise noted) which should plant around 100 foot of row. I really goofed up on the sorghum this year. It was planted too late and the season was too cold. Then the first frost came too soon to get much of a crop.
Black African: 90 days. Early, black seeded, darker grain sorghum. Pkt. $2.00 OG
Black Seeded: 105 days. Black seeds on 7 inch heads on 7 foot stalks. Excellent ornamental, also good bird seed producer. Pkt. $1.50; 4 Pkts./$5.00 OG
Black Seeded Hungarian: 130 days. A broom corn with 16 inch plus length brooms with deep black seeds on 8 to 10 foot stalks. Pkt. $1.50; 4 Pkts./$5.00 OG
Crookneck Milo: 110 days. Crookneck seed heads, some straight head off-types occur. (Unavailable for 2010)
Honey Drip: 120 days. Heirloom producing many tillers. (Unavailable for 2010)
Iowa Red: 110 days. Nice 8 to 9 foot tall broom corn. The seed is red and the straw is golden with reddish streaks. (SOLD OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2010 SEASON.)
Iowa Sweet: 125 days. A very sweet sugar cane type, reaches about 9 feet tall with nice thick juicy stalks. (Unavailable for 2010)
Red Seeded Broom: 130 days. A broom corn with nice broom straw. Very ornamental. Pkt. $2.00 OG
Rox Orange: 115 days. A sweet sorghum, 7 to 8 feet tall. Pkt. $1.50 OG
Salts Red: 105 days. Nice, red-seeded, loose grain head. Sweet Sorghum from Missouri. (Unavailable for 2010)
Sugar Drip: 110 days. Southern sugar syrup type. (Unavailable for 2010)
Tarahumara Popping: 100 days. Seed frequently used after popping and then ground into a flour. We tried popping some in an air popper (used for popcorn) and it made a very nutritious snack with a good, nutty flavor (looked like mini-popcorn). (Unavailable for 2010)
Texicoa: 100 days. 40 inches tall, white-seeded grain sorghum. (SOLD OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2010 SEASON.)
White African: 120 days. Tall (8 to 10 feet) sweet cane sorghum with white seeds. (Unavailable for 2010)
Yellow Bonnet: 120 days. Heirloom from Southern Missouri. Cane sorghum. (Unavailable for 2010)
2010 Teff
Brown Teff: A graceful grass, landscape plant. Seed is very tiny. Used as a cereal grain. Pkt. $1.50