You did just right. You plant wheat in the late summer or fall when you have soil moisture. The wheat will grow and stay green all winter. The reason wheat is grown over the winter months is because wheat has to vernalize. Vernalization is freezing of a plant. In order for wheat to flower it must first freeze. This is why you plant it in the fall, grows for awhile, lays dormant until spring, then you are able to harvest in late spring.

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