I have tried this a few times and the rodents always got my crop. They have
radar when it comes to finding small quantities of grain seed. Look
carefully if and when the seed heads form as you will not even know they are
missing. My rats are sneaky little *******s. Think you are a little late for
this year but give it a try. Perhaps barley can take a few light frosts. A
lot of barley is grown in Scandinavia. I also malt my own barley for brewing
and it does work. Suggest you buy a bag of untreated seed barley in the
fall.

Farmer John
VA3JQ
Barry's Bay
Ontario

"Gary Woods" wrote in message
...
Have I got a chance of getting mature barley in upstate New York, planted
a
bit over a week ago, and already an inch high? The packet information
says
"90 days", so I'm hoping for a late fall... the idea is to get enough for
seed stock to plant enough to malt for next year...
Hey, I plan big, if not well.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G