Knowledge is nice but experience would be better.
Curious about wheat at this time of year.
The guy I worked for as a kid (NE Wash.) would plant winter wheat in early to mid sept. He wanted 4 leaves up before snow cover for the winter (about thanksgiving or early dec.)
I planted in late Sept. early Oct. (couldn't get in earlier due to the dry conditions). The winter wheat has sprouted (about 70 percent or so I'd say, there seems to be a lot more seeds germinated but not sprouted yet if you dig a bit)and is about 2 inches tall some working on the second leaf.
So how does this compare with normal???? A few of the guys around here say that they want it to be germinated but not sprouted. They claim it vernalizes fine and can't winter kill if it's still in the ground?????
Curious about wheat at this time of year.
The guy I worked for as a kid (NE Wash.) would plant winter wheat in early to mid sept. He wanted 4 leaves up before snow cover for the winter (about thanksgiving or early dec.)
I planted in late Sept. early Oct. (couldn't get in earlier due to the dry conditions). The winter wheat has sprouted (about 70 percent or so I'd say, there seems to be a lot more seeds germinated but not sprouted yet if you dig a bit)and is about 2 inches tall some working on the second leaf.
So how does this compare with normal???? A few of the guys around here say that they want it to be germinated but not sprouted. They claim it vernalizes fine and can't winter kill if it's still in the ground?????