(Triticum vulgare); aka Russian, Early Russian; Spring wheat; a variety from The Kusa Seed Society Collection
Our original seed stock came from Kusa. An interesting USDA report from 1916 (USDA Bulletin 450--Improvements of Ghirka Spring Wheat in Yield and Quality) detailing their early testing of Ghirka 1517 as they looked for drought resistance.
Criteria | Value |
distance between plants | 6 inches |
distance between rows | 12 inches |
final plant height | 27 inches |
heads per plant | 1.5 |
seeds per head | 37 |
weight per 100 seeds | 3.2 grams |
length of head | 82 mm |
awned / awnless | awnless |
hulled / hulless | hulless |
Two packets options, minimum:
a) 7 grams / 1/4 ounce of seed
b) 50 choice hand selected seeds