I’ve been growing barley every year since 2006. Each year I increase the area I devote to it by one or two square feet. I’m working toward producing a large enough quantity of it to use it as food, rather than just growing enough to saving and distribute it’s seed. For the first couple of months after sowing it tends to look not unlike a lawn, but at the end of May, seemingly all of a sudden, it begins to flower and I am always taken aback at how beautiful it is. This afternoon, while weeding peas in the rain, I happened to glance over at the barley patch, and saw that, seemingly overnight, it has started to form flowers and seedheads.
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I am constantly amazed by how good your photos are ! I can’t wait to come out to the farm and see for myself how lovely things are.
Leilani – Thanks, what a nice compliment. We can’t wait to have you come visit us.