Backyard Wheat
The field was 20 and 20 and my backyard was in suburban clarksville tennessee.
Backyard wheat. Backyard poultry and goats provide eggs and dairy and perhaps meat for some but what about the staple foods. The first summer i rented a rototiller and tilled up the lot. I have a rotation that starts with grain being planted in early oct.
Wheat is planted straight out into the garden after you ve dug up the patch and raked it smooth. Grain is not only for the big farms. For winter wheat you will want to do your sowing in the early fall about 2 to 3 weeks before you are expecting the first winter frost.
In 1986 i had a field of golden wheat in my backyard. Fall plantings will be less likely to need additional water but spring plantings will need an inch of water per week. Which gets harvested in mid june followed by a dry bean which is harvested in late sept which is followed by garlic in oct.
Caring for backyard wheat grain. Growing wheat in your backyard. Wheat oats millet and other grains are actually much easier to grow than most fruits and vegetables yet we tend to leave those foods to large farms and buy our flour and cornmeal at the grocery store.
We can grow as much fruit and veggies as we want to but if we like wheat bread or oatmeal we are still not going to be as self sufficient. Keep the area moist to encourage germination. Don t assume growing wheat is an activity best suited to the vast plains of kansas and nebraska.
Water whenever the top inch of soil is dry. Wheat is very high in fiber and manganese and its gluten is what makes such excellent bread. You can probably grow wheat where you are at whether summer or winter wheat.
