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saved by shiny · 2026-10-11

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The packet

Variety
Karan - 16
Batch number
not specified
Quantity
100 seeds
When to sow
Mar–May, Sep
How to sow
not specified
Germination
unknown days
Days until maturity
unknown days
Row spacing
not specified cm
Plant before
2028
Heirloom or hybrid
Heirloom
Organic
Unknown
GMO
Unknown
Year saved
Unknown
Will trade
nowhere (from Wellington, NZ)

From the packet

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BARLEY
Karan - 16
OS Heritage (Hordeum vulgare)
Description: Plants of Karan 16 tiller vigorously, reaching
a height of 12-14 inches. In the KUSA seed organisation
grow-out the plants matured (harvest ready) in less than
80 days. Agronomically successful under limited irriga-
tion inputs. 12.58 percent kernel protein.
Sowing: Sow either late Autumn or early Spring,
depending what works best in your climate. Scatter sow
seeds into a 1M? bed, chop in with a rake and cover with
bird netting till 2cm high, then remove netting.
Approx: 120, enough to plant 1 M? of bio intensive bed at
10cm diagonal spacing's.
Batch number. HOvGG009
Sow by: August 2025
Organicaily grown in NZ, especially for home gardens,
taste, nutrition and disease resistance,
From our Past, for our Future.

Notes

karan 16

Plants grown from these seeds

Nothing has been grown from these seeds yet.

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Crop

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Barley

Hordeum vulgare

  • 1 planting
  • An annual, living about 227 days