Easy steps on how to grow Barley from seed

Starting a Barley farm is one of the most simple and inexpensive agricultural farming. We are going to look at the simple step by step on how to cultivate Barley from seed. The following are the simple step by step on how to cultivate Barley in your Garden or backyard.

  1.Propagation: Barley is propagated by seed.

 2.The germination period: The germination period is about 1 - 2 days, 34F to 36F.

 3.The seed life: The seed life is 2 years.

 4.The Soil requirement: The best soil requirement for Barley is a well drained soil.

 5.The sunlight: Barley plant requires a full sun.

 6.The seeds: This is about 20 - 25 seeds sq. ft.

 7.The seedlings: This should be about 10" to 12" apart.

 8.Maturity date of harvest: Barley can be ready for harvest 40 – 55 days after sowing. The plant can be harvested the same way like wheat.

 One thing about Barley plant is that it does not require so much watering, watering the plant too much can lead to decomposition.