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Grow your own wheat?
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:55 pm
by Chantal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7284011.stm
Not very practical for a garden/allotment my size but think Tigger and JB might just manage
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:35 pm
by richard p
we disscussed growing wheat on another thread recently, i think it fair to say the view was that whilst it is easy to grow wheat, harvesting and processing to flour by hand is hard work.
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:36 pm
by Tigger
Spooky - I saw this article today and saved it!
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:27 am
by GIULIA
I think wheat is a bit useless for allotments but I've noticed you can get chickpea seeds now (Seeds of Italy) and actually I think they're quite worthwhile. Years ago in a friend's garden in Morocco I saw they'd grown just 4 rows of the things but the crop was impressive and they're dead easy to dry and store. Only for the larger plot I think though (mine's pathetically small).
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:17 am
by Johnboy
Hi Chantal,
For the first time in over 20 years I am actually growing Wheat this year. Sadly this is Feed Wheat and not the quality needed for milling. I also will have Spring Barley on the go shortly also feed quality.
JB.