{"product_id":"o-barley-beardless-lb","title":"Organic Beardless Barley Seed (lb)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrganic Beardless Barley is a fast cool-season cereal for short growing windows and demanding climates. Its ability to mature in approximately 60–80 days makes it useful when growers need substantial roots and above-ground biomass without committing ground to a long-season cover crop. The beardless grain head also distinguishes it from awned barley types.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarley is well adapted to high elevations, cold conditions, and relatively short seasons. It establishes a fibrous root system that holds soil, captures nutrients, and supports rapid vegetative growth. Use it alone for cool-season biomass and weed competition or combine it with peas or vetch. In a mixture, barley supplies early structure and carbon-rich residue while properly inoculated legumes contribute nitrogen fixation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant during the local cool-season grain window into a prepared seedbed with good seed-to-soil contact. For green manure, mow or incorporate before mature grain develops. Earlier termination produces softer residue; later termination increases biomass but can require more decomposition time before the following crop. Barley may also be managed for grazing or grain production using practices appropriate to those end uses. It is a grass and does not require Rhizobium inoculant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrop Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certified organic cool-season annual cereal grain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eApplication Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60–90 lb per acre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInoculant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not required. This is a nonlegume cover crop and does not rely on Rhizobium bacteria for nitrogen fixation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGermination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 7–10 days under suitable conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Height:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 4 feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays to Maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 60–80 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rapid biomass, organic matter production, weed competition, erosion control, nutrient capture, grazing, and grain production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate Adaptation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Suitable for high elevations, cold conditions, and short growing seasons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManagement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Terminate before mature grain develops when used as a cover crop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Grow Organic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21544062353521,"sku":"SCN101","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/1391\/9089\/products\/organic-beardless-barley-seed-lb.jpg?v=1747084225","url":"https:\/\/www.groworganic.mom\/products\/o-barley-beardless-lb","provider":"Grow Organic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}