(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
