[Cob] Wheat Straw Question

[Patrick Newberry]

I've had the wheat sprout on a wall or two. The walls look pretty cool, but the sprouts died pretty quickly with no water and of course never sprout again.

Pat.

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> Subject: [Cob] Wheat Straw Question
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> My trench and foundation are complete for a small building
> 8 ft x 12 ft. I just began cobbing this weekend using local
> clay and builder's sand with wheat straw. All were free -
> The rock, gravel, clay, sand and wheat.   So far the only
> money I've spent is for some concrete mortar.   In MS wheat
> is not grown as a crop but rather as a cover crop along with
> other crops like soybeans.  It's not harvested as grain, but
> baled and provided to FFA groups for bedding for animals.
> The grain/seed head is still attached to the stalks in the
> wheat I'm using.  I was fortunate to find a source of wheat
> and it was given to me by the farmer.  So, I am not complaining.
>
> My question is - Will the wheat seeds become a problem in the
> walls if I leave them in the cob mix?  I don't want wheat
> sprouting next spring causing cracking in the walls.
> So I have been removing the heads and seeds, but it's really
> slowing me down, since I am working alone. Making a
> slow process a lot slower.   Someone on the list  have any
> experience with this?  Other than that it's a lot of hard
> work but fun.  The walls are setting up really fast and very
> hard in this hot weather 100+ degrees.  If I could just leave
> in the wheat it would give me more time to cob.
>
>
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