[Grovenet] wheat

[Steve Jerrett]

What, no rutabagas??

Another important consideration regarding the wheat. Do you have adequate 
access for the combine come harvest time??

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katie Allnutt" <allnutt at verizon.net>
To: <kevin97116 at yahoo.com>; "Forest Grove local interests list" 
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Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] wheat


> Can I be a genius if I just don't plant wheat in my garden?! Ha!
>
> It was a thought that came into my head 'just because'.
> Maybe I should stick to peas and tomatoes and just add beets this year.
>
> Katie
>
>
> On Apr 16, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Kevin wrote:
>
>> 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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