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How to Grow Cereal Grains at Home

September 13, 2011 - GrowOrganic

Seed Germination—Scarification, Stratification, and Soaking

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Growing grain—harvesting, threshing, and storing

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Categories: Organic Seeds, Organic Cereal Seed, Bulk Seeds, Wheat Seed, Barley Seed, Oat Seed, Rye Seed, Cover Crop, Cereal Seeds

robert arber Says:

Sep 14th, 2011 at 2:32 pm

does city water which has chlorine (seems high) affect various crops in my garden?

Stone Farmer Says:

Sep 19th, 2011 at 10:11 am

As I understand it, the chlorine will outgas in 24 hrs. We mainly water
from barrels, preferring to let the water stand to outgas first. We collect
rainwater and only fall back on the *city water* once we run out. Seems
like the garden prefers rainwater, IMO.

Charlotte, Peaceful Valley Says:

Sep 25th, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Stone Farmer, Thanks for your input!

Robert, Here’s an article from Colorado State University about the impact of chlorinated water on garden crops http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ptlk/1548.html