Monthly Archives: November 2014

Ugra Soybean

Posted on November 28, 2014 by John Sherck

Glycine max               100 days Ugra is one of the soybeans I trialed this last summer (2014). This variety is determinate with small, compact plants reaching about 20” in height. It is an early variety and contains 43% protein and 19% … Continue reading →

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Kosodiguri Soybean

Posted on November 28, 2014 by John Sherck

Glycine max               90 days Kosodiguri is one of the soybeans I began trialing in 2014. The variety was collected in Japan prior to the 1940’s. It is a determinate with compact plants reaching 30” in height. Reported to be 51% … Continue reading →

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Manitoba Brown Soybean

Posted on November 28, 2014 by John Sherck

Manitoba Brown is one of the soybeans I trialed in 2014. This variety was developed by the Manitoba Agricultural College prior to 1922. It is very adaptable to northern climates and has high yields. It is a sem-determinate variety that reaches 18” … Continue reading →

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Hidatsa Soybean

Posted on November 28, 2014 by John Sherck

Glycine max               70 – 95 days Hidatsa is one of the soybeans I began trialing in 2014. It is a determinate, compact plant reaching about 18” in height. It contains approximately 50% protein (USDA). I find this bean to be an exciting … Continue reading →

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Ready to take Seed Orders

Posted on November 26, 2014 by John Sherck

I have finished adding the bulk of the new crop offerings to my website.  Most of the main “staple-crop” seed varieties from last season are again available after a sucessful, yet challenging  year of  planting and harvesting. If you check out the … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Green Cotton

Posted on November 25, 2014 by John Sherck

Gossypium hirsutum                115 – 120 days Definitely not a traditional crop for Northern Indiana, yet you can grow cotton in our region with a little extra care. Egyptian Green Cotton is a 115 – 120 day variety, whereas most commercial cotton grown in … Continue reading →

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Fiber Flax

Posted on November 25, 2014 by John Sherck

Linum usitatissimum               90 – 105 days This variety of flax has been bred for it’s fibers which are spun into linen. Of all the fiber crops I have trialled for here in Northern Indiana, Fiber Flax seems the most logical … Continue reading →

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Ohoyzu Soybean

Posted on November 21, 2014 by John Sherck

Glycine max.               105 – 120 days Ohoyzu was one of my soybean trials from 2014. The plants grow to 24” tall and are bushy. Each pod contains 3 to 4 seeds. I chose this variety for the extremely high oil … Continue reading →

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Musan-1 Soybean

Posted on November 21, 2014 by John Sherck

Glycine max.               120 days Musan-1 was part of my soybean trials in 2014. It is an indeterminate that reaches 34” tall. It is heavily branched with white flowers. The pods contain 3 to 4 beans each. They were originally collected in … Continue reading →

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Painted Pony

Posted on November 21, 2014 by John Sherck

Phaseolus vulgaris               80 days for dry bean Painted Pony is another great dual purpose bean. The young beans are stringless and delicious as a green bean. Later they can be used as snap beans. The dry beans retain their distinctive … Continue reading →

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