Posted by VADAVE on February 17, 2014 at 03:56:24 from (149.32.192.34):
In Reply to: Growing Wheat, How?? posted by Bryce Frazier on February 16, 2014 at 18:42:31:
Bryce I am going to assume you are Bible reading individual. Do you remember reading about winnowing and shocking? Well what you are getting into is just that--the way growing wheat has been done for thousands of years. Yes the boys a right--is it spring or winter wheat. So SOWING--Of course you can sow by hand. There is a technique, scoop up a handful and with a sweeping motion allow the seed to flow off you fingers, the trick is to get a smooth distribution of seed. Then drag a board or rack over the area to get the seed under the surface-NOT TOO DEEP. FERTILIZER--repeat this same action with fertilizer except you do not need to get it under the surface it will work just fine laying on the surface; it's just not as efficient. You'll probably need to do this a couple of times spaced about 3-4 weeks apart. NEXT--WATER--either start praying or find a hose and sprinkler. You don't need to soak it just water it couple times a week. WATCH--watch it grow, don't get anxious God will do the work. HARVEST--The scikle you have will harvest it just fine, in fact for the plot you are growing it's probably the ideal tool. Use a file to put a nice edge in the blade, it doens't need to be razor sharp but sharp enough to cut as you sweep it through the wheat. Wear gloves or have tough skin cause your looking at blisters and you will have tired shoulders. SHOCKING--Sweep up a bunch of the wheat and tie the bundle together, in the middle. Then stand it up on end to dry some more. WINNOWING--Prepare a hard surface outside that has no grass or weeds growing--the winnowing floor. Spread the wheat out on this floor and walk on it, jump on it, beat it with a stick--you are kncking off the wheat. Then with a nice breeze blowing, using a pitch fork, throw the wheat straight up. The breeze will carry the chaff (the stems and husks) off the floor and the heavier wheat will fall back on the floor for you to sweep up. Do not pile the wheat too deep because you need to work it against the hard surface.
If you have done this right you should finish with 7 5 gallon buckets of wheat for every 5 gallon of seed. Going to do it agai? Save one bucket for next time. Keep it dry and cool. If you have a lid for the bucket put it on.
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