I want to try growing wheat but don’t really know how. Can I use the wheat berries I buy, or do I need to buy seed?
I bought seeds, and planted them. Some of what I have harvested, I can use to plant next year. I don’t know about the wheat kernals - it would depend on how they are processed and treated I think.
You can buy vaccumed packed wheat berries that will last for 15 years to use to make flour, in case the shtf.
I just started gardening last year, mostly to avoid pesticides and E-coli from fresh produce. I am growing all my favorites using heirloom seeds. Then I save the seeds from the best crops to plant the next year.
Should things get really bad, I should have enough seed to be able to grow food for our family including grown children and grandkids, and maybe some to help out the neighbors.
I tried wheat this year. Well - I stuck my toe in. I made a very tiny raised garden, threw down some seed, and covered with organic garden soil. I wanted to watch how it grew.
Note:
Rabbits will eat it all up. So, probably all things like skunks - deer. If you have no fenced area, you will need to plant “extra”.
Easy to grow. LONG growing season. Can do either “spring” or “winter” crop (or both). You don’t need a huge field to produce a fair amount of wheat. Buy HEIRLOOM.
A source: http://sustainableseedco.com/Wheat-Seed
Try sprouting a few in a damp paper towel. If they do, then those are viable seed and you can plant them.
There’s an excellent seed company that specializes in grains and helping people produce their own grains. The name is Bountiful Garden or Gardens, I’ve bought seeds from them a number of times. All non-hybridized seeds. In Willits, CA. Google and you’ll find them.