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saved by shiny · 2026-10-11

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The packet

Variety
Karan - 163
Batch number
not specified
Quantity
not specified seeds
When to sow
not specified
How to sow
not specified
Germination
unknown days
Days until maturity
unknown days
Row spacing
not specified cm
Plant before
2026
Heirloom or hybrid
Heirloom
Organic
Unknown
GMO
Unknown
Year saved
Unknown
Will trade
nowhere (from Wellington, NZ)

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Koans :
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BARLEY
Karan - 163
OS He ‘tane : (Horaevm vulgare)
Descri.ticn: 115-120 days to maturity, dwaif stature,
16% keine! protein, successful under limited irrigation
and inputs, 3,5-3.8 lysine kernel content very good
thresh ability. We have found them to be easy to grow
and cover from the birds.
Sowing: Sow either late Autumn or early Spring,
depenrlino what works best in your clim-te 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 nurnber; HOvG0022
Sow by’ Augtist 2026
Orgatiie si!) grown in NZ, especiatiy for home gardens,
tasie, nutrition and disease resistance.
From our Past, for our Future.
Rp cae
Was a XC

Notes

karan 163

This dwarf variety is easily threshed by hand; its plump kernels release relatively easily from their hulls with a bit of rubbing. The protein content is reported to be 16% with a 3.5-3.8% lysine content

Plants grown from these seeds

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Front of packet

Crop

Photo of barley

Barley

Hordeum vulgare

  • 1 planting
  • An annual, living about 227 days