Avena sativa
Wild Oats
There is no reason to suggest that sowing wild oats is
anything but a therapy to a passionate gardener.
We have had the best results
planting from early Autumn to early Spring. Summer tends to
knock them about a little unless you can keep them well
watered.
Often seen being grown as
stockfeed It is a great lush addition to the garden that
beats a lot of the decorative grasses being sold in the
nurseries.....and, you get to benefit from the plant before
during and after the fruiting.
Packet of 100+ seeds $3.50
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Oat straw is rich in silica and an excellent substitute for
Horsetail if you live, as we do, in an area where Equisteum is not
permitted.
We use the seed as a cholesterol reducing
porridge or ground up and used in a muslin
bag in the bath to soothe irritated skin, or just for the
delight of the bath tub.
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