🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Spelt
Triticum spelta
grains
annual grass
Poaceae
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
4-8
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
adaptable
🚿 Drainage
well-drained
📏 Spacing
1-2 in
📐 Height
3-4ft
⏱️ Maturity
100-120 days
🤝 Companions (4)
🤝 Clover
🤝 Fava Bean
🤝 Nitrogen-fixing
Nitrogen-fixing understory for spelt.
🤝 Traditional
Traditional European rotation crop.
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Barley
⚠️ Shared grain diseases. Rotate crops.
📝 Growing Notes
Hulled grain — needs dehulling after harvest. More cold-hardy than modern wheat.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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