Category Archives: Fall Planted Cereal Grains

Triticum aestivum subsp. macha Macha is a winter hulled bread wheat from the Caucasus region. It has a long history in the Republic of Georgia, having been widely grown until the 1930’s after which it was replaced by higher yielding … Continue reading →

Triticum dicoccum Ethiopian Purple is an ancient Biblical Wheat variety. This is not the Blue Tinge Ethiopian Emmer, rather this is another North African emmer wheat that is very “free threshing”. It has plump round kernels which are mostly purple, … Continue reading →

Triticum turgidum subsp. turgidum Also known as Poulard wheat. This type does well in heavy clay soil and has a strong stalk that resists lodging. It also can give a good yield on poor soils with low fertility. Blue Cone … Continue reading →

  This ancient grain dates back to the time of Biblical Israel and to Neolithic Europe. The plants are very tall (64 inches) with strong stems that resist lodging. Both drought and wet tolerant (not standing water) and a high … Continue reading →

Cervena is a heritage landrace wheat from the Czech Republic. It is free threshing and facultative (spring or fall planting). This seasons seed is from an overwintered planting here in Northern Indiana, zone 5b. About 70% of my plants survived … Continue reading →

Triticum aestivum var. ferrugineum This is a landrace bread wheat from the Republic of Georgia. Classified as a soft wheat it is traditionally used as a cooked grain and the flour is used for making various breads, including khachapuri (a cheese-filled bread). I … Continue reading →

Largo (Long wheat) is a Mexican “landrace” bread wheat. I obtained a small amount of seed from Mexico in 2017 from Genis Siso Penalver. He has started a project to reclaim Oaxacan heritage wheats and plans to produce stone milled … Continue reading →

Terminillo is an old strain of wheat developed at the “Royal Wheat Growing Research Center” in Italy sometime between 1907 and the beginning of World War 2. It was one of many famous wheat lines bred by Prof. Nazareno Strampelli. … Continue reading →

This is a famous heritage wheat from the Abruzzo region of Italy. It traces its roots back to the early 16th century. Solina is a fall planted soft red wheat that has been traditionally used to make homemade bread and … Continue reading →