[Cob] wheat seeds

[Dean Sherwin]

No direct experience nor heard of the problem in any literature, but first thought is, why not sterilize the seeds.  Heat or poison but much prefer the former.  dunk in hot water or blast with a flame. Or if you have time damp them & let them germinate then allow to dry & will die. (and accodrding to Hassan Fatih that may liberate lactic acid to strengthen the cob)A little "retting" or rotting of the straw will do no harm
Dean Sherwin

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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:58:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: fran <fran2000a1 at yahoo.com>
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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