Food Plots Dove Wheat

[lol]

I stopped by my local co-op today to try and get some seed for planting in a week or two and the only wheat they had was "dove wheat." They said it was awnless but uncleaned wheat and suggested it might work for my purposes but being unfamiliar with whatever dove wheat is, I declined. Anyone have any experience with this stuff and whether its worthwhile to plant?

 

[Creek bottoms]

It's what we call feed wheat. It's cheaper. It will come up.

 

[deerhunter10]

I stopped by my local co-op today to try and get some seed for planting in a week or two and the only wheat they had was "dove wheat." They said it was awnless but uncleaned wheat and suggested it might work for my purposes but being unfamiliar with whatever dove wheat it, I declined. Anyone have any experience with this stuff and whether its worthwhile to plant?

It'll come up. May have some weevils in it to.

 

[BSK]

It's what we call feed wheat. It's cheaper. It will come up.

And it will fill your plots with so many species of noxious weed, you'll be kicking yourself for planting it.

 

[Creek bottoms]

And it will fill your plots with so many species of noxious weed, you'll be kicking yourself for planting it.

A hard freeze will take care of most of the weeds. If he eventually sprays it, I don't see that it matters. That being said, however, I'd buy better seed if you can get it.

 

[BSK]

A hard freeze will take care of most of the weeds. If he eventually sprays it, I don't see that it matters. That being said, however, I'd buy better seed if you can get it.

You need to see the awful stuff growing in plots to this day from the couple of years of planting feed wheat 20 years ago, and I spray and spray and spray!

NEVER plant feed wheat!

 

[Popcorn]

The most likely way to spread Palmer, amaranth, pig weed is by spreading uncleaned wheat!

This is the devils spawn of which I speak.
7 feet tall, 8 feet wide, millions of seed. One stem big as my wrist at the ground!

 

[megalomaniac]

The most likely way to spread Palmer, amaranth, pig weed is by spreading uncleaned wheat!
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This is the devils spawn of which I speak.
7 feet tall, 8 feet wide, millions of seed. One stem big as my wrist at the ground!

Damn, that's some trophy pigweed!!!

 

[TnKen]

That's what i typically plant and it does fine. I can't tell if it imports any extra weeds, since my plot is in a creek bottom that floods and brings numerous seed species.

 

[TN Larry]

So what type of wheat should we buy? I normally ask for winter wheat at the co-op.

 

[lol]

So what type of wheat should we buy? I normally ask for winter wheat at the co-op.

That's what I was trying to buy but they didn't have any. Awnless wheat.

 

[deerfanatic]

So what type of wheat should we buy? I normally ask for winter wheat at the co-op.

Ask for certified seed. Stay away from non certified

 

[lol]

Ask for certified seed. Stay away from non certified

I'm starting to wonder if they're gonna have any at all unless it shows up at the last minute.

 

[redblood]

I use feed wheat in some plots. I have always got a good stand and have never really notice a weed problem. I just let it stand till late summer, bush hog and disc up and replant it in September

 

[JCDEERMAN]

VNS wheat - it's been cleaned

 

[Popcorn]

In KY the farm stores call it cover crop wheat.

 

[BSK]

VNS wheat - it's been cleaned

THIS

VNS stands for Variety Not Specified. It is certified, cleaned seed, but not of a brand name. Cheapest, high-quality wheat seed.

 

[348Winchester]

Why not go with oats or rye if wheat is unavailable?

 

[lol]

Why not go with oats or rye if wheat is unavailable?

I may have. I had some ground cleared earlier this summer and threw out buck forage oats mostly for erosion control but nothing ever touched it so I'm not sure how it would do in the fall. I've not tried any cereal rye but the co-op has that in stock. I suppose as long as I have some grain to go along with the crimson clover I'll probably be alright.

 

[BSK]

The wheat seed often doesn't come in to the Co-ops until early September.