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Center,CO | a long story i will try to make short. We are getting extremely low on water. Wells going dry, cant drill deeper, because of politics. I have been wondering if i could simulate dryland wheat under a pivot. We receive an average of 6 inches of precip. a year. We usually plant spring wheat with a 6 inch drill and around 130 lbs to the acre on a normal situation. We would normally put on around 18 inches of water per acre on average to raise around 130 bushel wheat. Would anyone have some suggestions or experience with trying something different. I was wondering about maybe planting half as much seed and trying to use half the water and see if i could raise a 50-60 bushel crop. I would like to know from a dryland wheat growers perspective at what times and amounts is the water most beneficial. Also what seed count per acre do you plant to reach a 50-60 bushel yield. thanks and let me know how far i have fallen out of the tree. | |
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Minimum watering wheat under a pivot
