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Tag: Maris Widgeon

Update to No-Till Wheat Study

April 28, 2021

Last fall I planted winter wheat and rye without any powered, mechanized equipment. This involved furrowing and seeding. Unfortunately, most studies of sewing density are for large fields worked by tractors. They also assume modern, dwarf wheat. Since I had none of these, I tried out various densities. I wrote it all up in a … More Update to No-Till Wheat Study

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Small-Scale, No-Till Heritage Wheat Experiment

September 16, 2020

This year we harvested wheat from our neighbor’s field. It was a learning experience. As we didn’t have a teacher with real experience with this harvest, we made a lot of mistakes. I plan to put these together in an upcoming post, but the first thing we can correct is the type of wheat we … More Small-Scale, No-Till Heritage Wheat Experiment

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