How to Grow Wheat Seed to Harvest
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Craig
Thanks for the video! I grew some kamut a couple of years ago, and some red fife. (Wheat varieties) The kamut stayed up in a wind where the fife bent over. (It did gradually straighten) Both formed good heads. Kamut has the biggest kernels, I think of any wheat, so is it not the easiest one to process by hand? Barley also did well 3 or 4 years ago up here on the BC north coast (Haida Gwaii) with its cool summers. I've planted some more last month (seeds from that previous batch, just scratching some grooves on the lawn. to be seen how that works out. and some mor wheat. Part of my plan this year is making sprouted grains for chicken feed and I should be growing bigger patches. (Before they were in fenced garden spaces. Now in the open I fear the deer may come and eat them all just as they're getting ripe. Hmm, I could fence it off with two sides already closed in)
I agree with another commenter - your plants were much too crowded. Sawing with the hand sickle makes me think of using an electric hedge trimmer. and then a rake - surely way faster. But I do like the threshing in bags and the wheelbarrow winnowing! I've been using a coffee grinder to turn quinoa (grew well in 2018 - especially sunny summer here) into meal/flour.
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Thanks for the video! I grew some kamut a couple of years ago, and some red fife. (Wheat varieties) The kamut stayed up in a wind where the fife bent over. (It did gradually straighten) Both formed good heads. Kamut has the biggest kernels, I think of any wheat, so is it not the easiest one to process by hand? Barley also did well 3 or 4 years ago up here on the BC north coast (Haida Gwaii) with its cool summers. I've planted some more last month (seeds from that previous batch, just scratching some grooves on the lawn. to be seen how that works out. and some mor wheat. Part of my plan this year is making sprouted grains for chicken feed and I should be growing bigger patches. (Before they were in fenced garden spaces. Now in the open I fear the deer may come and eat them all just as they're getting ripe. Hmm, I could fence it off with two sides already closed in)
I agree with another commenter - your plants were much too crowded. Sawing with the hand sickle makes me think of using an electric hedge trimmer. and then a rake - surely way faster. But I do like the threshing in bags and the wheelbarrow winnowing! I've been using a coffee grinder to turn quinoa (grew well in 2018 - especially sunny summer here) into meal/flour.
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Alan
(Revelation 20: 11-15)And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20: 11-15)
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(Revelation 20: 11-15)And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20: 11-15)
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Grace
Im growing wheat! Ive not seen any of the more popular ones here do this! Ive got about 8-10 times this much and Im so excited! But my dog loves to eat it so its hard to keep him out of it I couldnt stop eating the wheat berries while I was sowing. I did rows so I can till in between. Ive never watered and its about knee high now. I didnt depress them with cardboard. Since Im farming a larger area, I had the soil tilled up along the sides so I scooted the dirt over the seed rows then just stepped on them, exactly like my corn field corn rows. My method is def for a larger wheat field
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Im growing wheat! Ive not seen any of the more popular ones here do this! Ive got about 8-10 times this much and Im so excited! But my dog loves to eat it so its hard to keep him out of it I couldnt stop eating the wheat berries while I was sowing. I did rows so I can till in between. Ive never watered and its about knee high now. I didnt depress them with cardboard. Since Im farming a larger area, I had the soil tilled up along the sides so I scooted the dirt over the seed rows then just stepped on them, exactly like my corn field corn rows. My method is def for a larger wheat field
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akatsukiawsome13
So I actually grew a patch of wheat on accident by spreading soiled straw from my goats shed. I would put in a fresh flake and take about the same amount every day.
Gonna keep buying their straw and do this on purpose in areas with not much grass, let wild wheat run on my property.
No idea how many wheat berries I may harvest from this wild batch of wheat.
Wondering if I should let it go to seed and grow again by itself as an experiment to see how resilient it is Or if root system will regrow without reseeding?
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So I actually grew a patch of wheat on accident by spreading soiled straw from my goats shed. I would put in a fresh flake and take about the same amount every day.
Gonna keep buying their straw and do this on purpose in areas with not much grass, let wild wheat run on my property.
No idea how many wheat berries I may harvest from this wild batch of wheat.
Wondering if I should let it go to seed and grow again by itself as an experiment to see how resilient it is Or if root system will regrow without reseeding?
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Meredith
Good grief, that has been planted at way too high a rate. That has no room to tiller and is just competing with itself. What also needs nitrogen to produce grain with a decent level of protein and watering for a decent yield. Those seed heads should be a lot bigger. I would plant in rows 10 inches apart and leave room between the planted grains. You could get a couple of pounds with better management.
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Good grief, that has been planted at way too high a rate. That has no room to tiller and is just competing with itself. What also needs nitrogen to produce grain with a decent level of protein and watering for a decent yield. Those seed heads should be a lot bigger. I would plant in rows 10 inches apart and leave room between the planted grains. You could get a couple of pounds with better management.
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AJ
Great video, as always! Thanks! I've been wanting to try growing rice, wheat & barley ever since I read The one-straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka. I HIGHLY recommend the book & think you'd evjoy it. His thinking and farming techniques seem to he right in line with your thinking & farming methods. It really is a great book. His philosophy on life and farming are really great!
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Great video, as always! Thanks! I've been wanting to try growing rice, wheat & barley ever since I read The one-straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka. I HIGHLY recommend the book & think you'd evjoy it. His thinking and farming techniques seem to he right in line with your thinking & farming methods. It really is a great book. His philosophy on life and farming are really great!
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Margalita
Excellent video! Thank you! So grateful that you allow comments as well, as we all learn from each other! Could you please tell me some places to buy organic wheat seeds? Also, if I was going to farm a few acres of wheat, what recommendations would you have? And where could I buy wheat seeds in bulk for a huge project like that? Thank you to anyone that responds!
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Excellent video! Thank you! So grateful that you allow comments as well, as we all learn from each other! Could you please tell me some places to buy organic wheat seeds? Also, if I was going to farm a few acres of wheat, what recommendations would you have? And where could I buy wheat seeds in bulk for a huge project like that? Thank you to anyone that responds!
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Julia
Informative and well-done. I also noted that you mentioned planting 1 lb. of seed, for a harvest of about 1/2 lb. - which would be counter-productive, I'd think. It might also be noted that, of the many varieties of wheat, the 'hard' wheat is normally used for bread flour, while the 'soft' varieties are used in other applications such as cakes, pastries, etc.
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Informative and well-done. I also noted that you mentioned planting 1 lb. of seed, for a harvest of about 1/2 lb. - which would be counter-productive, I'd think. It might also be noted that, of the many varieties of wheat, the 'hard' wheat is normally used for bread flour, while the 'soft' varieties are used in other applications such as cakes, pastries, etc.
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ceojr1963
Got wheat straw bales that had wheat seed still in them, it grew. Got chicken feed that was heavy in wheat seed, it grew. I have Red winter wheat in #10 cans for sprouting if I need it. I'll grow some, the birds and squirrels will love me for it. Get your wheat before the animals do. 1 seed can make lots more, be aware of your area's animal population,
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Got wheat straw bales that had wheat seed still in them, it grew. Got chicken feed that was heavy in wheat seed, it grew. I have Red winter wheat in #10 cans for sprouting if I need it. I'll grow some, the birds and squirrels will love me for it. Get your wheat before the animals do. 1 seed can make lots more, be aware of your area's animal population,
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Scott
I grow wheat all the time! I place a small handful in a bowl containing potting mix, cover them with more soil, water them, and boom! I have a thick bowl of wheat grass, which the cats absolutely love. One of them gets so excited every time I show him a bowl of it that he jumps up and down until its on the floor. And boy, does he tear into it!
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I grow wheat all the time! I place a small handful in a bowl containing potting mix, cover them with more soil, water them, and boom! I have a thick bowl of wheat grass, which the cats absolutely love. One of them gets so excited every time I show him a bowl of it that he jumps up and down until its on the floor. And boy, does he tear into it!
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pamela
I live in southwestern New Hampshire after harvesting my vegetable garden could I plant winter wheat in my empty vegetable garden and with the wheat be harvested prior to my vegetable planting time in May at the end of May in New Hampshire thank you in advance and with the wheat growing disrupt in any way my vegetable garden soil
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I live in southwestern New Hampshire after harvesting my vegetable garden could I plant winter wheat in my empty vegetable garden and with the wheat be harvested prior to my vegetable planting time in May at the end of May in New Hampshire thank you in advance and with the wheat growing disrupt in any way my vegetable garden soil
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Kevin
Few hints from an old wheat farmer. Nitrogen, nitrogen, nitrogen. Wait for the wheat to totally ripen before harvesting. For best yields, give it at least 1 of water per week either from rain or irrigation. Apply a bit more nitrogen when it is in the flowering stage, you will improve the protein content and maximize yeild
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Few hints from an old wheat farmer. Nitrogen, nitrogen, nitrogen. Wait for the wheat to totally ripen before harvesting. For best yields, give it at least 1 of water per week either from rain or irrigation. Apply a bit more nitrogen when it is in the flowering stage, you will improve the protein content and maximize yeild
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Leonor
Good to know but I would not bother growing wheat for bread. Its easier and faster and also higher yielding if you plant potatoes or corn even casava then dry it and make some type of bread. Even better just boil and eat for your easiest and greatest caloric intake.
This is too much work loo
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Good to know but I would not bother growing wheat for bread. Its easier and faster and also higher yielding if you plant potatoes or corn even casava then dry it and make some type of bread. Even better just boil and eat for your easiest and greatest caloric intake.
This is too much work loo
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Mohawk
Love the knowledge shared in this video and really appreciate the other videos you have done, but on this one you plant 1lb of wheat cover it with soil water it it takes weeks-months to grow and you harvest 1/2 lb of wheat after all that work and resources you lost wheat, did I miss something?
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Love the knowledge shared in this video and really appreciate the other videos you have done, but on this one you plant 1lb of wheat cover it with soil water it it takes weeks-months to grow and you harvest 1/2 lb of wheat after all that work and resources you lost wheat, did I miss something?
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Aaron
256 grams from a pound? If you had a pound to start with that's a five ounce loss.
Dead patch would account for part of it, some likely didn't sprout, is it possible that some of what was harvested was lost in the process?
Bird food.
Sorry, just nitpicking
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256 grams from a pound? If you had a pound to start with that's a five ounce loss.
Dead patch would account for part of it, some likely didn't sprout, is it possible that some of what was harvested was lost in the process?
Bird food.
Sorry, just nitpicking
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