If wheat follow a heavily educated crop and is planted in the fall
when most weeds are already dead, the construct can get a good start in a
weed-free soil. In the spring, wheat will begin on the rise ahead of the weeds.
Soil, pH and nutrient requirements for wheat Healthy Wheat prefers a
dry soil, and cannot stand acidity. Earth pH should be 6.4. Although wheat has
low nitrogen requirements and lodges when overfed, some nitrogen is supposed to
be provided through the addition of numerous tons of manure per acre.
Sufficient potassium can be supplied by manure, green manure, green sand, or
organic fertilizers. Fertilizing can be combined with a good five-year rotation
for both garden and field. In the garden, a good uprising to use would be
wheat, clover, sweet corn, peas, and beans followed by late-fall vegetables,
tomatoes and then back to wheat. In the field, various rotations can be traditional
if the basic rule of thumb of wheat followed by a legume followed by field corn
is kept in intelligence. The biggest dilemma wheat growers face is "lodging"—the
wheat growers term for what happens when high winds or heavy rains knock
ripening wheat down and make it devilishly hard to harvest. Recently, varieties
with stiffer stalks have been developed, and they have solved the dilemma to
some extent. Making sure your soil has adequate potassium will also help.
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