(Hordeum vulgare trifurcatum); 6-rowed; Awned; Hulled*; Spring planted; Minimum 50 seeds
Himalayan barley is also known as Highland or Tibetan barley. A common grain grown on the Tibetan Plateau it is used to make tsampa and alcohol. Technically, Himalayan's kernels are hulled, but with a bit of manual rubbing, most thresh freely of their hulls.
Thrives during drier summers in southeast Michigan.
