Winter wheat?
 

Does any one know if winter wheat has to be tilled in or can it be just planted on top of the ground?

RE: Winter wheat?
 

I know of some who plant winter wheat after harvesting a different small grain in the fall. If they had good weed control on therecently harvested fieldthey quite oftenwill plant using no-till equipmentwithout anytilling. Working the soil can bring up new weed seeds.

RE: Winter wheat?
 

If you just broadcast on top there is a lot of waste. A simple home built drag helps a lot. Just enough to cover the seed. This way the seed doesn't get eaten and it has a better chance of germinating. A drag can just be a section of chain link fence or some landscape timbers bolted together.
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RE: Winter wheat?
 

It is far better if you can cover it with a little bit of soil. You will get better germination rates, and not as much of it will get eaten. Birds will go to town on exposed wheat seeds.

RE: Winter wheat?
 

Like Bugflipper said. I broadcast a mix of wheat, white clover, and turnip in september and used 1 4ft piece of an old harrow behind the atv and it worked great.

RE: Winter wheat?
 

Thanks that is what I needed to know.