Availability Updated on May 24, 2009
2009 Grains
[ Amaranth | Barley | Lentil | Sesame | Sorghum | Teff ]
ORGANIC CERTIFICATION UPDATE: We were able to get organic certification on part of our farm this year. This means we soon will be listing everything that we grow here at our farm as Certified Organic. We have many varieties in this year's catalog which are being offered as CERTIFIED ORGANIC. If the item is being offered as CERTIFIED ORGANIC, it will have an OG after the price of the seeds.
Return to seed category search pageSeed ordering information: read before ordering
Download and print seed order form [PDF format]
2009 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. (SOLD OUT FOR 2009)
Red Amaranth: 95 days. Deep red seed heads. Pkt. $1.50 OG
Red Leaf Grain: 105 days. Red foliage and flower heads. (Unavailable for 2009)
2009 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 2009)
2009 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
French Green: Nice, green lentils. Excellent for soup. Pkt. $1.75
2009 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. Pkt. $1.50 OG
Black: Shades of dark brown to black, Taller and more irregular than Line 31. Pkt. $1.50 OG
2009 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.
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 2009)
Honey Drip: 120 days. Heirloom producing many tillers. (Unavailable for 2009)
Iowa Red: 110 days. Nice 8 to 9 foot tall broom corn. The seed is red and the straw is golden with reddish streaks. Pkt. $1.50 OG
Iowa Sweet: 125 days. A very sweet sugar cane type, reaches about 9 feet tall with nice thick juicy stalks. (Sold Out for 2009)
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. (Sold Out for 2009)
Sugar Drip: 110 days. Southern sugar syrup type. 0.5 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
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 2009)
Texicoa: 100 days. 40 inches tall, white-seeded grain sorghum. (Sold Out for 2009)
White African: 120 days. Tall (8 to 10 feet) sweet cane sorghum with white seeds. 0.5 oz. Pkt. - (Sold Out for 2009)
Yellow Bonnet: 120 days. Heirloom from Southern Missouri. Cane sorghum. Pkt. $1.75; 2 Pkts./$3.00 OG
2009 Teff
Brown Teff: A graceful grass, landscape plant. Seed is very tiny. Used as a cereal grain. Pkt. $1.50