I’m also on a small scale heritage grain growing journey and happy to see you post another video. I’m located in eastern Washington state. The variety that I grew last year is white Sonoran, which apparently was brought to the continent in the 1600s by a Spanish missionary in order to make communion wafers. The native people then used it to make tortillas. This year I’m fall planted a variety mix I got from the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance a few years ago called the evolution mix. Apparently I’m just supposed to save the best performing plants for seed and eventually I’ll find the best adapted variety for my area and growing techniques. It’s all been a fun experience! I’ve also had fun looking at the old 1922 and 1939 wheat varieties documents. It’s a free PDF online if anyone else is interested and can find it.
I was able to get a few heirloom Arkansas Red Ripper Peas and despite insect pests, caterpillars, armadillos, bunnies, deer & two droughts in a row I was finally able to grow a huge harvest this past year. I had gotten some weak ones online in 2022 that grew diseased sterile seeds and a guy from Arkansas had some originals adapted to the South and sent me a small package. I saved every one of them from my first harvest and grew them everywhere this past year. They improved my soil in my gardens and under my fruit trees and the ones around the edge of the yard kept the bunnies and deer out of my vegetables. I covered my main patch with lightweight tarps in the fall when we had frosts and kept them going until late December. I gathered all the thick vines & leaves and made compost piles in my garden and under my fig trees and covered them with green grass clippings and autumn leaves.
Thank you, I appreciate it. I still have tuns more information to get out. Now that I am past the grow-out phase, I feel better about posting more videos.
Awesome brother! I'm right there with you. We just planted our first test plot of Emmer/Pharaoh's. Louisiana is tougher with high humidity and mildew but a friend of mine has had great luck with this even though it's a steppe grain. I'll definitely be tracking with you and going back to your previous videos.
Tremendous video. You are a very smart man. Id like to add please be aware of the faking of american history. The greatest american buildings in every area all built in the 1890’s or 1910’s? How is that possible? Our history is a lie. Research american Tartaria buildings. That said your wheat interpretation is very solid imo. Great work
Thank you for the great compliment! By the way, the mill featured in this video (and part 2) was built in the 1840's. Still standing and fully functional!
I’m also on a small scale heritage grain growing journey and happy to see you post another video.
I’m located in eastern Washington state. The variety that I grew last year is white Sonoran, which apparently was brought to the continent in the 1600s by a Spanish missionary in order to make communion wafers. The native people then used it to make tortillas.
This year I’m fall planted a variety mix I got from the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance a few years ago called the evolution mix. Apparently I’m just supposed to save the best performing plants for seed and eventually I’ll find the best adapted variety for my area and growing techniques.
It’s all been a fun experience!
I’ve also had fun looking at the old 1922 and 1939 wheat varieties documents. It’s a free PDF online if anyone else is interested and can find it.
Looking forward to the next video! Thanks for the update.
Thank you for the compliment! More to come!
I was able to get a few heirloom Arkansas Red Ripper Peas and despite insect pests, caterpillars, armadillos, bunnies, deer & two droughts in a row I was finally able to grow a huge harvest this past year. I had gotten some weak ones online in 2022 that grew diseased sterile seeds and a guy from Arkansas had some originals adapted to the South and sent me a small package.
I saved every one of them from my first harvest and grew them everywhere this past year. They improved my soil in my gardens and under my fruit trees and the ones around the edge of the yard kept the bunnies and deer out of my vegetables. I covered my main patch with lightweight tarps in the fall when we had frosts and kept them going until late December. I gathered all the thick vines & leaves and made compost piles in my garden and under my fig trees and covered them with green grass clippings and autumn leaves.
I hope you post more and follow up on some of your previous videos - Thanks
Thank you, I appreciate it. I still have tuns more information to get out. Now that I am past the grow-out phase, I feel better about posting more videos.
Awesome brother! I'm right there with you. We just planted our first test plot of Emmer/Pharaoh's. Louisiana is tougher with high humidity and mildew but a friend of mine has had great luck with this even though it's a steppe grain. I'll definitely be tracking with you and going back to your previous videos.
Thank you! And you're posting during a snow storm!? How many inches did ya'll get? Thanks for watching!
Tremendous video. You are a very smart man. Id like to add please be aware of the faking of american history. The greatest american buildings in every area all built in the 1890’s or 1910’s? How is that possible? Our history is a lie. Research american Tartaria buildings. That said your wheat interpretation is very solid imo. Great work
Thank you for the great compliment! By the way, the mill featured in this video (and part 2) was built in the 1840's. Still standing and fully functional!