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Khorasan Wheat

Triticum turgidum subsp. turanicum

Also known as kamut (EN)

A variety of wheat

How to sow Khorasan wheat: Direct seed into furrows. Broadcast or use grain drill. Rake in, roll soil to firm the bed.

Sun requirement for Khorasan wheat: Plant in Full Sun

An ancient wheat, known for at least 5,000 years, with grains much larger than other wheat, hard and glassy and with no hull. Whole grains can be cooked like rice after long soaking, and ground grain makes flatbread with a sourdough starter or a creamy porridge. It is easy to grow and thresh, and the heads need covering as the grain ripens. Sow in autumn or early spring, and mature the harvest in a greenhouse for about two weeks before threshing.

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