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How late can I plant winter wheat?

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09-11-2007 10:19:28




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I'm in Southern WI and would like to plant winter wheat in a few fields that I currently have soybeans planted on. It will be a few weeks before I get the beans off. Am I crazy for even thinking about doing this?

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James22

09-12-2007 11:52:11




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
The last week of September, the first 10 days of October is usually ideal. Generally I get pretty ancy after October 15 or so, unless it is unusually warm and projected to remain that way for another week. I've seen wheat planted during Thanksgiving week, when it was spitting snow and it made a modest crop, but that was probably 150 miles south of your location.



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Paul from MI

09-11-2007 16:18:25




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
General rule here in So. MI is get it in by Nov. 1, but some have had good luck as late as Nov. 10. Don't plant before about Sept. 25, fly free date according to old timers. I usually shoot for the first two weeks of Oct. Good luck, I have seen some great crops broadcasted and disked in instead of drilling. Never know.
Paul



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Katharine

09-11-2007 16:04:30




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
Just for chuckles, how far South can it handle? What kind of conditions does it need, other than apparently dry?



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flashback

09-11-2007 17:27:15




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to Katharine, 09-11-2007 16:04:30  
I believe you are in north Florida but if you wanted you could plant up to the 1st of Dec. Your freezes usually dont come till after that if I remember. Some else will have a say I am sure. I planted just before Thanksgiving in South Carolina.



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Katharine

09-12-2007 04:41:21




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to flashback, 09-11-2007 17:27:15  
Hey Flashback,

REALLY?? I can plant Wheat way down here, in North Florida?? My neighbors will REALLY think I've gone nuts! He,he COOL!

I'd have to figure out how to plant it, grow it, thrash it (I think?) then how to utilize it, but first where to get the seed? Hmmmmm , I'm off on another seed search!

Byyyyy yye



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BigMarv1085

09-11-2007 15:54:26




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
I have seen wheat planted up to the first week of January here in Georgia. I going to plant some next week which will be grazed around the 1st of the year if I'm lucky.



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rrlund

09-11-2007 13:42:41




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
Best wheat I ever had here in mid Michigan was planted October 20,after I'd picked the corn. Just depends on how early a winter we get. They claim it only has to break through the ground.



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triplerange

09-11-2007 13:07:42




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
My opinion...try to get it in the ground by the 10th of October.



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mjbrown

09-11-2007 13:19:33




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to triplerange, 09-11-2007 13:07:42  
Similar climate here in NY. If seen it go in mid to late oct. and still do ok if the fall is nice. With the price of wheat I think it is well worth a try. Get it in right after the combine.



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georgeky

09-11-2007 12:14:02




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
Around here(central Ky) you can plant right up until The 1st of November. Anytime now is good for cover crop, but will make more grain if sown in the first 2 weeks of October.



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Coloken

09-11-2007 11:15:56




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
While it is probably better to plant it so that it gets a little growth in the fall, you CAN plant it any time. I have seem it planted in the spring and if it get the right amount of freezing it can make a crop. I think they call it "vernalizing" (sp?). The other comments were right on.



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Allan In NE

09-11-2007 13:25:40




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to Coloken, 09-11-2007 11:15:56  
My "other" neighbor was telling me yesterday that he watched a fellow plant in the dust one year.

Darned stuff never did come up until the first of June and still made one he!! of a crop.

Dunno,

Allan



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iowa_tire_guy

09-11-2007 16:00:25




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to Allan In NE, 09-11-2007 13:25:40  
"Plant in the dust and the grain bins will bust." The old timers said.



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iowa_tire_guy

09-11-2007 10:38:55




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
The later you plant the more seed you need to put on because it won't have a chance to grow in the fall.



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Allan In NE

09-11-2007 10:31:38




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
Watched my neighbor plant the last week in October last year; about 10 days before the frost locked it up solid. Wheat only come up about an inch tall.

Wind, wheat and dirt blew all winter long then filled in all the blank spots with ragweed and sunflowers this spring. I wouldn't have given ya 6 eggs for the lot of it.

My wheat burnt clear up and he still made 45 bushel to the acre. :>(

Allan

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mitch furness

09-11-2007 14:35:30




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to Allan In NE, 09-11-2007 10:31:38  
Allan do yo guys still get dust storms over there?



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Larry in Mo

09-11-2007 10:26:34




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 Re: How late can I plant winter wheat? in reply to e, 09-11-2007 10:19:28  
I have drilled wheat as late as Thanksgiving Day, and the drill was turning frost up to top of the ground. It went on to make some of the best wheat I ever grew. I'm an hour north of KC Mo and thats a lot different than Wisc. Was also soft wheat. LE



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