The first week of February had highs in the 50’s and 60’s and we hadn’t had any significant rain for a couple weeks. Wheat and barley comes out of dormancy with sustained temperatures that high. It needs a small amount of fertilizer to feed on and encourage tillering (when the plant makes multiple stalls) which is important for yield and competing with weeds.
This image is of Frederick soft white winter wheat. This first round of fertilizer was 127 lbs per acre of 15-0-1 Chilean Nitrate (allowed in organic production).
