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title: Cultivated plants
url: "https://www.erschmatt.ch/en/botanic-reserve/cultivated-plants/"
date: 2022-02-15
modified: 2022-02-15
lastUpdated: 2022-02-15
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# Cultivated plants

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3. Cultivated plants

  Cultivated plants in the botanical garden
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 In addition to rye, which in Valais accounted for the largest quantity of human-cultivated plants, wheat and barley were also commonly grown where possible. All these varieties, and many more, can be viewed in the Sortengarten.

 [![](https://www.erschmatt.ch/_assets/processed/D-OngpRsEXwER_HSejSx7x-svKb-nSSBdS-zoCMZBYQ/q:85/c:512:512:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:328/h:328/fn:Y3NtX1JvZ2dlbi1XYWxsaXNlci1MYW5kc29ydGUtQWVocmVfNTFmZjIzODhiNA:t/cb:407effb1806a466b640cbc7e77a5debc8b58b953/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi9CaWxkZXIvUm9nZ2VuL1NvcnRlbmdhcnRlbi9yb2dnZW5iaWxkZXIvUm9nZ2VuLVdhbGxpc2VyLUxhbmRzb3J0ZS1BZWhyZS5qcGc)### Roggen im Wallis](https://www.erschmatt.ch/en/getreidesorten/roggen-im-wallis/)

[![](https://www.erschmatt.ch/_assets/processed/kz5cdfUTb-egJXOUPAmm7SQ9fSiP8NKmMrm9taXFpok/q:85/c:256:256:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:256/h:256/fn:Y3NtX0dyb3NzYm9obmVfQWNrZXJib2huZV9Mb19fdHNjaGVudGFsXzMyZmU3N2I2ZTU:t/cb:a7e538493be4feb644c12125e073b23ef8549aa7/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi9CaWxkZXIvUm9nZ2VuL1NvcnRlbmdhcnRlbi9Hcm9zc2JvaG5lX0Fja2VyYm9obmVfTG9fX3RzY2hlbnRhbC5qcGc)### Grossbohne (Ackerbohne, Puffbohne)](https://www.erschmatt.ch/en/roggen/sortengarten/erschmatter-grossbohne/)

[![Buchweizen](https://www.erschmatt.ch/_assets/processed/gNhYG6OoR8QmqIQDw84JUBRxhFdEKUWqQTD_ftuqufw/q:85/c:1417:1417:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:328/h:328/fn:Y3NtX1ZCVUlfN181NzFjMTkwYTE5:t/cb:9f3808ebb66012a49308f24a7868f2dea34febcd/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi9CaWxkZXIvUm9nZ2VuL1NvcnRlbmdhcnRlbi9CdWNod2VpemVuL1ZCVUlfNy5KUEc)### Buchweizen](https://www.erschmatt.ch/en/kulturpflanzen/buchweizen/)

[![Gerste](https://www.erschmatt.ch/_assets/processed/4Mbl4cBeoQKhjOUMH8tjNHLwVEex166IFJNqnE9Ki6E/q:85/c:1536:1536:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:328/h:328/fn:Y3NtX1NHQklURF82XzNlZGI2MDE2ZTA:t/cb:130f60ff224bd8af2f1fdf3d8060b1d3dc7432d2/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi91c2VyX3VwbG9hZC9TR0JJVERfNi5KUEc)### Gerste](https://www.erschmatt.ch/en/roggen/sortengarten/gerste/)

[### Verarbeitung Buchweizen](https://www.erschmatt.ch/en/kulturpflanzen/buchweizen/verarbeitung-buchweizen/)

[![Rispenhirse](https://www.erschmatt.ch/_assets/processed/c-SXw9lXWEM3tLa2PP4UFcg_uNYbS5uMDVcRhf5uxEM/q:85/c:1536:1536:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:328/h:328/fn:Y3NtX0RTQ04wODkzXzllNWE1ODdhZDA:t/cb:96fbe6e1604134264c4d9f1b39ebc882e282e9d5/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi91c2VyX3VwbG9hZC9EU0NOMDg5My5KUEc)### Hirse](https://www.erschmatt.ch/en/kulturpflanzen/hirse/)

[![Mais](https://www.erschmatt.ch/_assets/processed/DZfFFCtVHhlY4ajJdOVT0e9DellmH16qaWZiDXNg9Tc/q:85/c:968:968:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:328/h:328/fn:Y3NtX01BR0lNSTJfNGIwYzRkNzI3YQ:t/cb:9374265130504a3de07a99f8e9ab4d8b56843db8/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi91c2VyX3VwbG9hZC9NQUdJTUkyLkpQRw)### Mais](https://www.erschmatt.ch/en/roggen/sortengarten/mais/)

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   ![](https://www.erschmatt.ch/fileadmin/_processed_/d/4/csm_Roggenko__rner_fu__r_Aussaat_c9f8e96f12.jpg) Order seeds from our webshop
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Old varieties of can be ordered online such as Vicia faba (horse or field beans), soup beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), a local millet (Panicoideae) and buckwheat (the source of polenta nera). All in portion size for planting on 1-2 m2. We are at your disposal for advice. If you would like larger quantities, please contact us.

[Click here to go to the webshop](https://www.sortengarten.ch/shop/)

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 Contact and information
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Use our contact form, email or telephone.
 <sortengarten@erschmatt.ch>
 [027 932 15 19](tel:+41279321519)