100 Common BARLEY Hordeum Vulgare Grain Grass Cover Crop Beer Seeds
DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Common Barley
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hordeum Vulgare
COLOR: Chartreuse (Yellow-Green)
PLANT SEEDS: After danger of frost in spring / Fall
PLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 36"
PLANT SPACING: 3 - 6"
BLOOM TIME: Mid Spring - Early Summer
HARDINESS ZONE: N/A (Annual / Winter Cover Crop
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERECES: Average (Tolerates dryness well)
QUANTITY: 100 Seeds
OTHER: Barley is a cereal grain and a member of the grass family. It has endless uses as a winter cover crop and is made into or used in: beer, whiskey, soups, stews, ground into flour for barley breads, barley grass for juicing, barley tea, & health foods. Barley can be grown in summer and winter depending on the climate. Nearly half of the barley produced in the United States is used as animal feed. It can even be used as a coffee substitute.