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Rob, we are thinking the same thing but have no idea what 
to grow or when here in southwest Texas (zone 8b). Talking 
to our local extension agents is useless, as they are all 
"whitetail deer specialists". It seems like some large 
scale farmers about an hour away, but also a thousand feet 
lower in elevation, grow sorghum and corn. We would be 
more likely to eat oats, millet, amaranth and quinoa. Can 
anyone on the list tell us more about their experience 
with these?

--Sage
Way Out in Texas


On Sat, 24 May 2008 12:13:03 -0400
 "Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I wanted to plant some hulless oats this year, just 
> enough to learn
> and grow seed for a larger planting next year. Didn't 
> get around to
> it. Around here (south central Virgina, zone 7), oats is 
> planted in
> the fall.
>
> I've read that hulless oats does not over-winter, but I 
> suspect that a
> lot of that information is for the northeast. Does 
> anyone grow hulless
> oats?
>
> With all that's going on with oil prices and all, I'm 
> really wanting
> to get some small plots of grains going. I think that 
> having seed
> around might be a really good thing.
>
> Rob - Va
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