after researching this for a few months i believe i have found perennial grain to grow in the partly shaded beds that i had winter wheat in this season ( actually still do have wheat to harvest yet...time is at a premium )...my only question is about its ability to winter over here...inland sea oats ( chasmanthium latifolium ) grows along shady creek beds and roadsides across the southern tier of states and i just purchased enough seed to cover a few hundred square yards...it's used mostly as an ornamental grass ( and as usual for this sort of thing shipping was far more costly than the actual seeds )but it also produces a fairly high seed yield that can be threshed and winnowed as a grain crop...it's not native...but it is a perennial and that is what i am trying to refocus on after some diversions ( although i am not done with the "green manures" yet...there are cowpeas in one of the beds that has been harvested and i will still be working on creating my own organic matter to fill the beds ) if everything falls into place this autumn there will be another set of perennials to add to the mix and the perennial garden project can get back to is roots ( that wasn't intentional...but you can groan anyway if it suits you ) i bought the seeds form a small family owned seed supplier in texas who say they specialize in plants native to their region and do not sell seeds they don't produce on their own land...i imagine i will be in touch with them for some advice on planting and what, if anything, i can do to help them winter over...spring 2013 and 2014 will be a bit suspenseful over this issue and i will need all the help i can get.
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