Tag: Farming

2019 Wheat Harvest

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My wheat “field” just prior to harvest.

Today, I harvested my wheat. After 5 months of growing wheat in a planter on my balcony, it was time to harvest.

I didn’t need one of those big combines, since there really wasn’t that much wheat. Now that it’s harvested, photos and selfies taken with my wheat. It is time to let the soil rest.

My wheat harvest

I compared my amateur grown wheat with professionally grown wheat and found it was still smaller than than what was harvested from a real farm. I used a lot of fertilizer on my wheat, so my partial shade balcony isn’t as ideal as fields which receive full sun.

Professionally grown wheat (left) compared to my balcony wheat (right)

I’m pretty happy that I successfully grew wheat and have a deeper appreciation for our farmers and all the hard work they do to provide us with food. #FarmingIsHard

Harvesting my wheat

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I think my wheat is ready for harvest soon, the wheat heads are showing some leaning. I germinated my wheat in March and sowed them in the planter on my patio in April. At first, I thought the wheat wouldn’t do well since it was still rather cold outside, but as the sunlight and warmth increased over the summer, the wheat has grown rather well. It was nice when the wheat heads started developing and now that the grass has yellowed, it looks like some pretty good wheat. I will probably harvest within the next week, if the weather cooperates.