backyard barley - starting to dry out

Thought i'd post some pictures from my little backyard barley experiment. This first two pics were taken July 1st. At that point lots of the seed heads had developed, and just as many were chopped off thanks to the local wildlife. While we were gone on vacation, a rabbit (i'm guessing) appeared to decide this was a good place to hide out. A big section right in the middle was matted down, so I put up the fence. Since then some more seed heads have shown up and have started to dry out (bottom picture).

Week 8

Week 8

Week 10

barley

An add on to my hops experiment - i started growing barley. My friend gordon (coworker and fellow homebrewer) bought some barley seed this year from North Dakota. I believe it is six row for big beer brewing purposes, but I'll have to check on that. Anywho - he had some extra seed so I scratched up a spot near my driveway.

I planted the seed on May 7th (Day 0) and it came up within a week.
The plot is roughly 2' x 4'. Hoping to get enough to use for steeping in 1 or 2 batches. Not at all sure how the whole picking / malting / kilning process is going to go, but it should be fun trying.

Day 6

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Day 19