| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Leaves: | Other: grass like |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer |
| Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Good as a cover crop Suitable for forage |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
| Eating Methods: | Cooked Fermented |
| Resistances: | Powdery Mildew Drought tolerant Salt tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Needs specific temperature: Susceptible to spring frost when emerging Days to germinate: 1 to 3 Depth to plant seed: 3/4th inch Sow in situ Other info: Density 1 seed per square inch. Agronomic . |
| Pollinators: | Self |
