Veggies are nice and round out great meals by adding flavor, texture and nutrients, but if you're main course isn't steak or chicken, I bet it's pasta or rice based. Why not experiment this Fall and try your hand at growing winter wheat?
I've never done this before, so it's all new to me, but the process seems quite straight forward. The planting directions said to plant seeds five or so inches apart at a depth of 1 - 1.5 inches during the month of October. The wheat will sprout and then go dormant as colder weather comes on. Then in the Spring, the wheat will vigorously grow for two months and then it will be time to harvest. So I figure that by some time in April I'll be learning how to thresh wheat and make flour.
If you're interested, I bought my Hard Red Winter Wheat for $1.25 from,
Bountiful Gardens
1726-D S. Main St.
Willits, CA 95490
http://www.bountifulgardens.org/
Happy Planting
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