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Quadro-triticale it isn't
As some of you know, my Dad and I have gone out on a wild limb and made a raised bed in the backyard. This raises all sorts of new possibilities for gardening--veggies, herbs, etc, all within an environment that's much more conducive to growing than...clay. Which is what we have. It's also a good way to get rid of the massive bald spot in the yard.
So I've planted a few things in it--the tomatoes I've had growing inside, as well as some onions and sage. The sage is still hanging on, but I'm not sure about the onions. I may need to replant those. I've also started some beans, which haven't come up yet. I'm worried I may have committed a gardening blunder and mulched them too early.
But on the subject of mulch. We had some hay from when Dad was doing yard work. Lots of it, actually. When you ask the your local home improvement store for hay, they GIVE YOU HAY. So I decided to use it for mulch. Aside from evicting four garter snakes, it went pretty smoothly, and seems to be working fairly well as a mulch, so I was pleased.
Then I go to water today, and discovered that that hay? Apparently still has some viable seeds. So now I have wheat growing in my garden.
So. Um. Short of getting a grist mill, anyone have any good ideas for what to do with wheat?
So I've planted a few things in it--the tomatoes I've had growing inside, as well as some onions and sage. The sage is still hanging on, but I'm not sure about the onions. I may need to replant those. I've also started some beans, which haven't come up yet. I'm worried I may have committed a gardening blunder and mulched them too early.
But on the subject of mulch. We had some hay from when Dad was doing yard work. Lots of it, actually. When you ask the your local home improvement store for hay, they GIVE YOU HAY. So I decided to use it for mulch. Aside from evicting four garter snakes, it went pretty smoothly, and seems to be working fairly well as a mulch, so I was pleased.
Then I go to water today, and discovered that that hay? Apparently still has some viable seeds. So now I have wheat growing in my garden.
So. Um. Short of getting a grist mill, anyone have any good ideas for what to do with wheat?