Wheat maintenance? In past blogs, I’ve told you that Farmers Joe & Jay
care for their crops like their own kids. It is a
continual maintenance as once the crops go into the ground, no matter what is planted - weeds will sprout up. And let's face it,
America doesn't like weeds in their cereal, they expect
quality products.... We don't like weeds in our "Wheaties" either, plus we want the best end product because
that is our paycheck out there – so you can be darn sure we are going to take
good care of it. While we can do everything we can to ensure a good crop, there are two wild cards that can create havoc with our crops and they are the weather and the market.
Pictured here is Farmer Joe checking the Spring wheat crop for signs of weeds.
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| Weeds don't go on vacation, so this is an ongoing task |
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| This is a picture of wheat at our Tammany Farm |
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Notice the straw residue? It helps keep weeds down & keeps
moisture in the soil to help the plant |
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Here is a weed, so now we will spray for them. It's a lot like
gardening only on a much larger scale |
AS always, hope you enjoy the blog, email if you have questions at
idahofarmwife@gmail.com and come back soon as there is always lots going on during our growing season. Remember to take a peek at the other pages too. Thanks for stopping by. All my best, Gayle
