hard red winter wheat

yes, after harvest i simply let the wheat bed go native...however that was about to change...

i cleared the vegetation and dug the bed, then worked it with the waren hoe to disrupt any roots, and raked sort of level...

then i turned in compost and worm castings to improve fertility...

and did some more raking...

this is where things changed a bit...for the last several years i have been planting seed from the previous harvest and having something less than success...i had been blaming lack of snow cover before winter cold set in...and that may be the issue...however i decided to purchase fresh seed to see if it might be a viability problem rather than weather...

i had a pound to work with which was more than sufficent for the bed...i spread seed thicky and raked it in, and since wheat will surface germinate i broadcast more over the top...

that accomplished i gave the seed a fair soaking so it wouls at least begin to think about some activity and replaced the critter net around the bed ( do not want squirrels, stray cats, or dogs roaming through the bed )...now we wait for germination and second and third leaves...by the end of the month i hope.