Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Patty There is a big difference between barley sprouts and barley grass == primarily cholorphyll. Barley grass is harvested at about eight inches in height. Your other challenge will be to find barley seed as pearl barley from the supermarket will not sprout. mh herbal remedies , seifert925@c... wrote: > Janet --Thank You!! It is so expensive and I know a few people on it so I > would like to try sprouting it and drying my own. Patty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Patty A sprout is only a sprout until it begins to open its cotylydons and begin to grow a stem/leaves. At that point in germination the sprout changes its chemotype and becomes a grass/plant and when provided sufficient light, gets green. And, yes, when growing grasses that are biennial or perennial, multiple cuttings are possible. Hope this helps mjh herbal remedies , seifert925@c... wrote: > Janet--I am thinking it is possible just to sprout it, cut it and sprout it > again?? Is this possible? I have one of those grain sprouters that is > stacked. About five tiers. Patty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Hi Patty, Barley grass is just that. Barley that has been sprouted and grown, just like your lawn (if you have one). Then it is cut with scissors (mini lawn mower) and juiced up or dried and powdered. Same as with wheat grass, only I don't recall anyone drying and grinding up wheat grass. By all means, venture into the unknown and make it known. HTH, Don Quai - patty3seifert <seifert925 herbal remedies Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:14 PM [herbal remedies] barley grass Can someone please explain to me what exactly Barley Grass is??Is it just dried barley that has been sprouted and dried or what? Ifit is then I would sure like to make my own and save all my money.PattyFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Yes, I knew that but didn't explain it too well -sorry, thanks for the info though. Patty A sprout is only a sprout until it begins to open its cotylydons and begin to grow a stem/leaves. At that point in germination the sprout changes its chemotype and becomes a grass/plant and when provided sufficient light, gets green. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2003 Report Share Posted January 26, 2003 Dear MJ, I have found the first cutting to be the best. The second cutting is OK, however most of the goodies are used up in those first two cuttings. I think doing it more than twice is asking a bit too much of the plant. Valorie had a great system for growing absolutely incredible wheat / barley / "grain" grass when we lived in Florida. She had these trays (1' x 2' x 1") that she'd picked up from a local nursery and these worked beautifully. She's then scrounge the beaches for seaweed and line the bottom of the trays with that. On top of the seaweed, she'd place compost from a composter I made her from an old black garbage container that was placed upside down with the bottom sawn out of it. This made great compost within about two weeks. After growing the wheat grass and using it for the first two cuttings, she'd dump the leftovers back into the composter which recycled the dirt, the left over seaweed and the defunct wheat berries. She would also take all table scraps and throw them in the blender and dump that into the composter as well, and we had the simply the richest organic soil you could imagine. At one time we had so much going that we were selling wheat grass to 3 local health food stores and they were always crying for more. There were other growers out there, but they could never come close to Valorie's in quality, and she literally put 'em out of business by using this method (not that we were trying to do that as we've always been totally free with our recipes). As an aside in regards using a blender on your table scraps: I don't even know where Valorie came up with this idea, but we had a landlord who owned two houses, side by side, who gave us two banana trees, and our neighbor one. All 3 of these trees when planted were only 2 feet high, and we planted our two about 20 feet away from our neighbor's in identical soil. All the neighbor did was water his, while Valorie would feed our two with our table scraps which had been put through the blender. She would put this blended "mulch" around the stalk of the trees. At the end of 3 months, our neigbor's tree had grown from 2 feet to 3 feet. Ours had grown to over 12 feet and were starting to produce a crop of bananas. So, the moral of this story is to not waste anything and to recycle everything organic in nature. Composters are easy to make and fairly cheap to buy if you want to go that route, and worth every penny. Valorie and Mary (one of our moderators) are currently doing some research on "Victory" gardens that were heavily promoted during World War I & II. I think this is the way to go and should be the wave of the future, since we can no longer trust our food chain here in the US. Even the "organic" market is suspect in certain areas (as in the SOY market which has been fully corrupted at this time). I'm currently working on researching and developing "Bucket" gardening where you use simple 5 gallon buckets to grow massive amounts of the highest quality food you could imagine. Much of this could be done indoors as well. I think we should call these gardens "Freedom" gardens rather than "Victory" gardens as I don't like the "War" connotation connected to the "Victory" label. Anywho, I'll keep you posted on this project which will be completed when we move back to Florida. Love, Doc PS. I had one o' them thar cotylydons but the wheels fell off ;o) LOL Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington - mjhampstead <foxhillers herbal remedies Wednesday, January 15, 2003 8:29 PM [herbal remedies] Re: barley grass Patty A sprout is only a sprout until it begins to open its cotylydons and begin to grow a stem/leaves. At that point in germination the sprout changes its chemotype and becomes a grass/plant and when provided sufficient light, gets green. And, yes, when growing grasses that are biennial or perennial, multiple cuttings are possible.Hope this helpsmjh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2003 Report Share Posted January 26, 2003 Dear Shelby, Read the whole post. Everything which applies to Barley grass applies to wheat grass as well. Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington - Shelby Blakely herbal remedies Sunday, January 26, 2003 11:02 AM RE: [herbal remedies] Re: barley grass What about wheat grass? Dr. Ian Shillington [Dr.IanShillington]Sunday, January 26, 2003 9:58 AMherbal remedies Subject: Re: [herbal remedies] Re: barley grass Dear MJ, I have found the first cutting to be the best. The second cutting is OK, however most of the goodies are used up in those first two cuttings. I think doing it more than twice is asking a bit too much of the plant. Valorie had a great system for growing absolutely incredible wheat / barley / "grain" grass when we lived in Florida. She had these trays (1' x 2' x 1") that she'd picked up from a local nursery and these worked beautifully. She's then scrounge the beaches for seaweed and line the bottom of the trays with that. On top of the seaweed, she'd place compost from a composter I made her from an old black garbage container that was placed upside down with the bottom sawn out of it. This made great compost within about two weeks. After growing the wheat grass and using it for the first two cuttings, she'd dump the leftovers back into the composter which recycled the dirt, the left over seaweed and the defunct wheat berries. She would also take all table scraps and throw them in the blender and dump that into the composter as well, and we had the simply the richest organic soil you could imagine. At one time we had so much going that we were selling wheat grass to 3 local health food stores and they were always crying for more. There were other growers out there, but they could never come close to Valorie's in quality, and she literally put 'em out of business by using this method (not that we were trying to do that as we've always been totally free with our recipes). As an aside in regards using a blender on your table scraps: I don't even know where Valorie came up with this idea, but we had a landlord who owned two houses, side by side, who gave us two banana trees, and our neighbor one. All 3 of these trees when planted were only 2 feet high, and we planted our two about 20 feet away from our neighbor's in identical soil. All the neighbor did was water his, while Valorie would feed our two with our table scraps which had been put through the blender. She would put this blended "mulch" around the stalk of the trees. At the end of 3 months, our neigbor's tree had grown from 2 feet to 3 feet. Ours had grown to over 12 feet and were starting to produce a crop of bananas. So, the moral of this story is to not waste anything and to recycle everything organic in nature. Composters are easy to make and fairly cheap to buy if you want to go that route, and worth every penny. Valorie and Mary (one of our moderators) are currently doing some research on "Victory" gardens that were heavily promoted during World War I & II. I think this is the way to go and should be the wave of the future, since we can no longer trust our food chain here in the US. Even the "organic" market is suspect in certain areas (as in the SOY market which has been fully corrupted at this time). I'm currently working on researching and developing "Bucket" gardening where you use simple 5 gallon buckets to grow massive amounts of the highest quality food you could imagine. Much of this could be done indoors as well. I think we should call these gardens "Freedom" gardens rather than "Victory" gardens as I don't like the "War" connotation connected to the "Victory" label. Anywho, I'll keep you posted on this project which will be completed when we move back to Florida. Love, Doc PS. I had one o' them thar cotylydons but the wheels fell off ;o) LOL Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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