Does anyone have suggestions on a good wheat variety to grow on a small scale?
I want to grow wheat in my backyard this spring/summer. I have an area about 30ftx25ft in which to grow. Has anyone tried growing wheat for home consumption? Any suggestions on the best variety for home milling? for high yield (organically?)
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The MotherEarth News is a great resource. I searched for grow your own wheat and found a lot of useful websites.
@YARNLADY Thanks. Yes, I’ve done online research. I was just hoping to talk one-on-one with someone who had personal experience.
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I guess it would depend on what your climate and soil is like where you live. We don’t grow wheat where I live so I don’t have any first hand experience with it. You might find it helpful to search for a local organic farmers’ association or consult a local university (if it has an agriculture department). In the book by Janine Bensus (sp?) called Biomimicry, she references an organization located somewhere in central U.S. that studies wheat. I think it was called The Land Institute or something like that. They might have some good advice.
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