Perennial Wheat

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  1. Matis

    Matis Junior Member

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    Hey,

    I've got good news. I have several perennial wheat species that I'm growing. I will post how it goes with them right here.
    I am going to send some (probably next year) to Geoff Lawton and Elisabeth Fekonia so perhaps that they can distribute them trough Australia.

    Greetings Matis
     
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    Pakanohida Junior Member

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    What varieties?

    I grew a lot of buckwheat here this year as a cover crop, and learning how much of it went to seed at variously wide times was tricky for collection. I understand the same is for perennial wheat varieties, how did you do with that issue?
     
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    i'm also curious how it goes. thanks for posting.
     
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    Hello,

    I am not shure yet since they are very young now. On the beginning when I don't have lots of plants I can hand harvest them, but when there are more I will need to breed them.
    I hope they are better than the perennial rye, I have perennial rye but they flower trough a period of about 3 months. And there are lots of sterile seed heads.
     

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