[Grovenet] wheat

[Kevin]

It's too late to plant winter varieties, they are planted around October and need the cold weather to "vernalize". Winter varieties are best suited to our climate and produce the highest yields.
 
 It's really too late to plant spring varieties as well.  They produce best when planted in February or March.
 
 But for next year...  ;-)     Why do you want to grow it in a garden?  With expected production in the 100-150 bushel/acre under optimum fertility and husbandry you can't expect to get much wheat from a garden size plot.   If you are looking to make home ground flour our "soft white" is not well suited to four because of protein levels.  If you want to grow it because of concerns of chemical residue you'd probably be better off finding a farmer who grows certified organic wheat and buy a bag from him/her.
If you are looking at it more for artistic endeavors (wheat weaving, etc) then you probably want some of the more decorative varieties.

Experience helps farmers get smarter every year, until they finally get smart enough to quite.   ;-)

Kevin



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