At 01:54 AM 2/2/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>"Paul S. Hetrick" wrote:
>> I've sprouted some I bought at a healthfood store. If it sprouts, it
>> should grow OK when planted. Just make sure you get the hulless or
>> maked barley and not hulled barley!
>
>Good idea, I hadn't thought of that. By focusing on the Internet to
>find hulless barley sources, I overlooked another possible source right
>under my nose---feed mills. I'll call around tomorrow and see if anyone
>can get it. Might have to buy 50 pounds, but how expensive can barley
>be?
>
>Doug
>
It'll be cheap, but I doubt if they have the naked barley. Animals
either don't care about the hulls or actually do better with them.
Still, it's worth the try.
If they have it, a 50 lb sack might not cost much more than a couple
pounds at a health food store.
==>paul
