Dumb wheat question???

Wannabee · #1 07/07/12, 11:55 AM

So we went to the local Amish store yesterday, and I bought a small bag of Montana Red Winter Wheat to grind up and make some bread. And then I started thinking....Is this the same wheat that I could plant out in the garden???? Yeah, I told you it was a dumb question, but I've never thought about planting wheat before. I've seen some pics of homemade threshers, so I just got to thinking....Thanks!

Batt · #2 07/07/12, 02:05 PM

Yes, though you'd probably want to plant it in October (winter wheat) and it would be ready to harvest in late June to mid-July.

Sawmill Jim · #3 07/07/12, 02:19 PM

Some grind a soft wheat in with the hard for better results too .

Wannabee · #4 07/07/12, 06:55 PM

Thanks for the help!!!!! We may give it a shot!

am1too · #5 07/07/12, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Wannabee

So we went to the local Amish store yesterday, and I bought a small bag of Montana Red Winter Wheat to grind up and make some bread. And then I started thinking....Is this the same wheat that I could plant out in the garden???? Yeah, I told you it was a dumb question, but I've never thought about planting wheat before. I've seen some pics of homemade threshers, so I just got to thinking....Thanks!

Where do you find this kind of info on home made threshers?

Alice In TX/MO · #6 07/07/12, 07:53 PM

Google.

Plowpoint · #7 07/07/12, 09:25 PM

Winter rye is extremely easy to grow as well, if you like rye bread. Oat is even easier, just buy a bag of whole race horse oats and sow them on your tilled area and they will grow extremely fast.

Harvesting and threshing is easy too. As the poster above said, Google "Threshing by hand" and you can see videos on how easy it is.

geo in mi · #8 07/08/12, 07:57 AM

Yes, you can plant any wheat anywhere and it will germinate and grow. As a long term practice, though, you will discover that wheat seeds developed in Indiana for your location grow and produce better than seeds developed in Montana. The ag colleges in each wheat growing state assist growers and seed companies to develop the strains of wheat best suited to grow so as to avoid winter kill, insect damage, get high yields, get good protein content, etc, etc. For example, Montana has five or six growing regions and about fifty varieties of wheat to choose from

In Indiana, it's soft red winter wheat, not hard. And you have to avoid the Hessian fly so there are specific planting dates to follow. You have to watch for planting date to allow the "just right" growth to get it thru the winter without killing it.... See this: AY-244

Hope this helps,

geo

YuccaFlatsRanch · #9 07/08/12, 12:31 PM

They say that a patch 10x100 of wheat will grow enough for a year for a family of 4.

rambler · #10 07/09/12, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by YuccaFlatsRanch

They say that a patch 10x100 of wheat will grow enough for a year for a family of 4.

You can feed a family of 4 on 41 lbs of wheat?????

--->Paul

PaulNKS · #11 07/09/12, 03:48 PM

Depending on where you are, you can get 30 to 50 bushel of wheat per acre. At 60 pounds per bushel, you would have 1800 to 3000 pounds of wheat per acre. One acre is 43,560 sq ft or a little over 208' x 208'.

Wannabee · #12 07/10/12, 01:11 PM

Thanks everyone for your input....Lot's of great ideas, and special thanks to the link for growing wheat in Indiana!

So let's make sure I am clear on this one: a 10' x 100', or 1000 square feet, will produce roughly 1.5 or so bushels, correct?

Thanks again for your help!

PaulNKS · #13 07/10/12, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Wannabee

Thanks everyone for your input....Lot's of great ideas, and special thanks to the link for growing wheat in Indiana!

So let's make sure I am clear on this one: a 10' x 100', or 1000 square feet, will produce roughly 1.5 or so bushels, correct?

Thanks again for your help!

No... Most likely, you'll produce about 1/2 to 2/3 bushel.

rambler · #14 07/10/12, 11:48 PM

Yea, I'll stick with my 41 lbs, which is about 2/3 of a bushel.

--->Paul