[Grovenet] wheat

[Katie Allnutt]

I thought I'd use a scythe. Or maybe just pruning shears as my garden  
is relatively small. Since Kevin said I needed lots of sun and there  
are lots of trees around I figured if I did plant it, I wouldn't have  
to worry too much about how to harvest it.

Katie
Or were you thinking about the Tonka truck/Matchbox size combine from  
when the kids were little?  That I could handle!
; )


On Apr 17, 2008, at 11:02 AM, Steve Jerrett wrote:

> 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"
> <grovenet at rdrop.com>
> 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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