trefle.io · Taken Jun 23, 2021 by Julio Navarro (cc-by-sa)
Poaceae
Rivet wheat
Triticum turgidum
Also known as Poulard wheat, Cone wheat, Turgidum wheat, Triticum aestivum var. turgidum
Native Plants · Wheat · Grain Crop · Heritage Grain · Ancient Variety · Cereal · Edible Grain · Field Crop · Heirloom · Grass Family · Flour
Rivet wheat is an ancient tetraploid wheat variety best suited to open, sunny garden plots or field-scale growing and performs well on heavier clay soils that other wheats struggle with. Sow seeds in autumn for a traditional winter crop, ensuring even soil moisture during establishment and heading. Harvest when the straw turns golden and the grain is firm, then thresh and store in a cool, dry place.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water evenly to keep soil moist during germination and grain fill; reduce as crop matures · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central African Repu, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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