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I wanted to try growing a small plot of cereal grain in my yard next season, but I don't know if it will work & can't find any resources that address my question.

I gather that since it is cool & humid where I live, oats will probably do best. I have found information online though about the highest temperatures oats can tolerate, and how well they survive freezes & how much water they need in a growing season, but I have precisely the opposite problems.

Where I live is USDA hardiness zone 8b, but it stays cool all summer & my house gets around 3 meters (approx. 120 inches) of rain every year. I tested my soil & it has a pH of 4.5. Unfortunately, I can't find any resource for growing oats or any other grain in a climate like this, probably because there are no commercial farms in my area.

Is there anything I can do to grow a small amount of grain here next spring or am I out of luck? Thanks for any comment.

Antarctica07
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  • Those are similar conditions here ; zone 8 , 50 " rain, very acid soil. I have never seen grain on local farms , rarely some corn. I think TX A & M Agriculture department may have suggestions. Rice seems a possibility. – blacksmith37 Apr 17 '22 at 19:25
  • Thanks for the suggestion- I will try looking for this TX A&M agriculture suggestions. As for rice, how well do you think it would do with summer daily high temps in the mid to low 60s F (approx. 17 C) though? – Antarctica07 Apr 17 '22 at 20:06
  • You could also look into wild rice (mostly a North American crop). It's actually not rice but grows in shallow lakes and marshy areas in the extreme northern continental US (states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan) and in Canada. See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_rice – Jurp Apr 17 '22 at 21:33

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