(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) 50 choice hand selected seeds taken from robust heads
b) 7 grams (1/4 ounce) of seed taken from select heads
b) 50 choice hand selected seeds taken from heads that are the most PURPLE in color
2017 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.
