(Hordeum vulgare var. nudum); Barley; Hulless; a variety from the Kusa Seed Society Collection
Considered a glutinous barley, Sumire Mochi is a Japanese 6-row barley that was spring planted. The heads were easy to thresh by hand but some additional, minimal hand work was needed to pick clean. Plants tiller vigourously.
Three packets options, minimum:
a) 7 grams (1/4 ounce) of seed taken from select heads (mixed colors)
b) 28 grams (1 ounce) of seed taken from the harvest (mixed colors)
c) 50 choice hand selected seeds that are a rich BROWN in color
d) 50 choice hand selected seeds that are the most PURPLE in color
Fall Harvest Data
| Criteria | Value |
| distance between plants | 6 inches |
| distance between rows | 9 inches |
| final plant height | 19 inches |
| heads per plant | 3.5 |
| seeds per head | 37 |
| weight per 100 seeds | 3.1 grams |
| length of head | 51 mm |
| awned / awnless | awned |
| hulled / hulless | hulless |
Our original seed stock sourced from Kusa.
