u/Carfilm619

It’s called wheat lodging. It happens after high winds and heavy rain. The wheat is flattened since it’s a top heavy crop, even though i planted a shorter variety.

It’s not a complete loss yet, but if I were a farmer selling wheat, this could have a huge impact on my yield and the value of my wheat.

What comes next?

I’m going to harvest once the plant gets to maturity and let it try off the ground, hopefully to limit any loss from mold and moisture.

Last night as I was walking my gardens I caught a glimpse of something unusual in my wheat. Could it be? I have wheat berry!!!

I could just write “plant did what it was supposed to” but it has been incredibly exciting to watch this wheat grow.

I planted this last fall in hopes of harvesting some of it. I had trees taken out around my “fields”, foxes and bunnies wander through, and a truck accidentally drive over some of it but the wheat has prevailed so far.

The upcoming warm, damp weather brings a host of diseases and pests that I have to beat but just seeing the berry has me feeling elated.