Grains
Wheat, barley, oats, rye and other grains are typically grown in agricultural surroundings, but there’s no reason you can’t grow grain plants in your garden. Some types of grains can even be grown indoors on your kitchen counter. Keep in mind, however, that growing conditions vary widely for different grain plants. The following articles will provide information on growing and harvesting grains in the home garden.
Grains
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Barley Sharp Eyespot Control – Tips For Treating Barley Sharp Eyespot Disease
Barley, wheat, and other grains are susceptible to a fungal disease called sharp eyespot. Fortunately, it shouldn’t have a big impact on yield. Knowing the signs of sharp eyespot and what to do about it if it turns up in your garden can help. Learn more here.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus: Treating Yellow Dwarf Virus Of Barley Plants
Barley yellow dwarf virus is a destructive viral disease that affects grain plants around the world. Unfortunately, the options for treating barley yellow dwarf are limited, but it’s possible to slow the spread, thus minimizing the damage. Learn more in this article.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Barley Loose Smut Info: What Is Barley Loose Smut Disease
Barley loose smut? It is a seed-borne illness that can occur anywhere barley is grown from untreated seed. The name comes from the loose seed heads produced that are covered in black spores. You don't want this in your field, so click here for more barley loose smut info.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Halo Bacterial Blight Control – Treating Halo Blight In Oats
Halo blight in oats is a common, but nonlethal, bacterial disease that afflicts oats. The following oats halo blight info discusses the symptoms of oats with halo blight and management of the disease. Click here for more information.
By Amy Grant
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Oats With Powdery Mildew – How To Treat Powdery Mildew On Oats
While powdery mildew on oats isn’t the worst thing that can happen, it can markedly diminish crop quality and yield. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot that growers can do about the pesky fungal disease. Click this article to learn more.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Oat Covered Smut Control – Treating Oats With Covered Smut Disease
Smut is a fungal disease that attacks oat plants. There are two kinds of smut: loose smut and covered smut. If you are growing oats, you probably need oats covered smut information. Learn about oats with covered smut and tips on oat covered smut control here.
By Teo Spengler
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Oat Leaf Blotch Info: Recognizing Symptoms Of Oat Leaf Blotch
Crop losses of as much as 15 percent have been reported from leaf blotch of oats. While this isn't a huge number, in commercial settings and in smaller fields, the impact is significant. However, oat leaf blotch control is possible. Click this article to learn more.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Oats Loose Smut Control – What Causes Oat Loose Smut Disease
If you grow cereal crops, it’s good to understand the basics about loose smut of oats in order to prevent it. Click this article for information about what causes oat loose smut, as well as tips on oats loose smut control.
By Teo Spengler
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What Is Khorasan Wheat: Where Does Khorasan Wheat Grow
Ancient grains have become a modern trend and with good reason. These unprocessed whole grains have a slew of healthful benefits. One such grain is called khorasan wheat. What is khorasan wheat and where does khorasan wheat grow? Learn more here.
By Amy Grant
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Spot Blotch Of Barley: How To Treat Barley With Spot Blotch Disease
Barley spot blotch disease can affect any part of the plant at any time. The disease can reduce yield and kill young plants. Click on the following article to learn about the steps to prevent and treat barley spot blotch.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Berseem Clover Plants: Growing Berseem Clover As A Cover Crop
Berseem clover cover crops provide excellent nitrogen in soil. The plants are also quite attractive in bloom when used as an annual groundcover. Learn how to grow berseem clover and harness all its benefits in your garden by clicking the following article.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Cover Crops For Weed Control: When To Plant Cover Crops To Suppress Weeds
Nobody likes a weed and so many are difficult to defeat with plastic, straw and cardboard alone. Thankfully, there are cover crops! Find out how to use these powerful garden tools in this article. Click here for more info.
By Kristi Waterworth
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What Is Woollypod Vetch – Learn About Growing Woollypod Vetch
Woollypod vetch plants are cool-season annual legumes. This plant is usually grown as a woollypod vetch cover crop. For more information about woollypod vetch plants and tips on how to grow woollypod vetch, this article will help.
By Teo Spengler
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White Sweetclover Information – Learn How To Grow White Sweetclover Plants
Growing white sweetclover is not difficult. This weedy legume grows readily in a lot of conditions, and while some may see it as a weed, others use it for its benefits. Find out what those are in the article that follows. Click here for more information.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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What Are Austrian Winter Peas: A Guide To Growing Austrian Winter Peas
What are Austrian winter peas? Also known as field peas, Austrian winter peas have been grown around the world for centuries, primarily as a valuable source of nutrition for humans and livestock. Click this article for info on growing Austrian winter peas.
By Mary H. Dyer
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What Is Chickling Vetch – Growing Chickling Vetch For Nitrogen Fixing
What is chickling vetch? Also known by various names such as grass pea, white vetch, blue sweet pea, Indian vetch, or Indian pea, chickling vetch is a nutritious legume grown to feed livestock and humans in countries around the world. Learn more about the plant here.
By Mary H. Dyer
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What Is Western Wheatgrass – How To Grow Western Wheatgrass
Wheatgrass is native to North America and graces the Southwest, Great Plains and mountainous regions of the western U.S. It has some erosion control benefits but using western wheatgrass for grazing is the primary purpose. Learn more about it here.
By Bonnie L. Grant