winter wheat
09-04-2016, 05:30 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 2,743
Most winter wheat in my area gets planted after the current crop gets harvested, about say mid Oct on
But if all your doing is planting for critters, no reason I know of you could plant from right now on
reason most farmers here don't plant sooner is just due to they currently have a crop growing in area planned
it would just be taller planting sooner IMO
I have planted it in Early Sept in the past for food plots, grew just fine??
But if all your doing is planting for critters, no reason I know of you could plant from right now on
reason most farmers here don't plant sooner is just due to they currently have a crop growing in area planned
it would just be taller planting sooner IMO
I have planted it in Early Sept in the past for food plots, grew just fine??
09-13-2016, 02:48 PM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: a van down by the river
Posts: 8,939
In my neck of the woods, if you are planting for grazing, you need to plant now. I don't plant mine for grazing, so I generally try to plant a little later to avoid a hard freeze damaging the heads in spring. But if you aren't worried about harvesting for grain, then that's not an issue.
The only reason I can think of to not plant now would be because of pest pressure from things like armyworms, and you should be at or past that now. Greenbugs, spidermites, and the like might be a problem, but if the seed is treated with Goucho or Cruiser, it should be fine.
The only reason I can think of to not plant now would be because of pest pressure from things like armyworms, and you should be at or past that now. Greenbugs, spidermites, and the like might be a problem, but if the seed is treated with Goucho or Cruiser, it should be fine.
