Posted by MarkB_MI on February 17, 2014 at 02:42:13 from (75.219.30.60):
In Reply to: Growing Wheat, How?? posted by Bryce Frazier on February 16, 2014 at 18:42:31:
It sounds like an interesting experiment. How much rain do you get in your part of Idaho? The map I looked at showed that some areas get over 30 inches, while other get less than 20. The less rainfall, the greater your challenge will be. Since you'll be broadcasting the seed, you need to be careful you don't plant more seed than your rainfall will support. As others have said, use a variety that does well in your area; no reason to buy commercial seed, but it does need to be cleaned to remove as much weed seed as possible. Maybe you can buy a little leftover seed from a local farmer. Wheat is pretty much a hands-off crop, as long as you eliminated weed seed from the soil prior to planting it shouldn't need much attention.
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