Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Planting of wheat

Wheat is the most widely consumed grain in North America. It makes excellent bread, pasta, sprouts and tasty whole or cracked kernels.

Wheat is a long day plant. Short days of high temperatures stimulate tillering and leaf formation but delay flowering of wheat plants.

Wheat prefers a nearly neutral soil (about Ph 6.4), and does best with a cool, moist growing season flowed by warm, dry weather for ripening.

Planting of winter wheat usually occurs in September or early October when the soil has sufficient moisture to germinate the seed. The germinated seed lies dormant during the winter. The onset of warm weather cause rapid new growth and seed heads develop within two months. Winter wheat is harvested in late spring to early summer.

Spring wheat is planted as early in the spring as temperatures allow. It tolerates drier conditions than winter wheat, but doesn’t yield as well. Spring wheat is harvested in late summer.
Planting of wheat

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