I decided I’d give it a try.  Last year, my mother in law made nice arrangements of pretty things for the thanksgiving table.  After the feast was over, I decided to pull all of the wheat heads out and take out the grains, also called wheat berries.  This provided me with entertainment for about one evening.  I stored them in a can to do what with, I don’t know.

This spring, I found the can of wheat berries and decided that I should plant them.  After the rototiller was fixed, I tilled out another ten by twenty foot section of garden.  A little research showed that I had either hard red spring wheat or hard red winter wheat, since the berries were reddish colored.  I scattered the wheat on the ground and low and behold, it is starting to grow.

Hard red spring wheat shoots

Now, I still do not know if it is winter or spring wheat, I’m betting it’s spring.  If it is winter wheat, it will likely die off soon.  If it is spring wheat, it should grow to maturity, at which time, I’ll harvest it and then figure out what to do next.  It would be neat if I could get a couple of pounds of wheat berries out of this.  According to several websites, wheat berries will keep for up to three years in a secure container.  The ideal use is to take out small amounts as needed, grind them up into flour and use within a few days.

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