Best time to buy winter wheat seed?

[hobbyfrmr]

When does a person buy winter wheat seed for
planting in August of 2012? Do the seed growers
advertise now, along with the spring seed run, or,
do they advertise after the spring seed run?

I am looking for the Ptarmigan variety and will
post in the AV classified section.

[BTO_farmall]

Wait until AFTER the 2012 Harvest in July to buy seed. Then yous get fresh new seed with good germ. Doesn't hurt to contact a few seed guys now to let them know that yous are looking 4 The Ptarmigan Variety, let them know roughly how much yous'll be needing and get on theys list. Now yer ready fer Seeding Winter Wheat in August..........

[hobbyfrmr]

Thank you for the good advice.

[food4u]

Seeded winter wheat for the first time
last fall.It was seeded on some land
that was chem fallowed for two years due
to being too wet.How much N should I put
on it this spring.It is starting to
green up now. I put 50 lbs of 11-51-0
down with the seed and now how much N?It
is on heavy clay soil. The field is too
wet yet but what frost there was is
gone.Was planning on putting down liquid
but how much is the question?

[gustgd]

I seeded Ptarmagin. I bought cert seed two
years ago from a guy in Ardill Where are you
at?

[freewheat]

Food for you. Get a soil test, quick! Cuz
I did the same thing in 2006, skimped on
n, thinking surely two years of
Chemfallow, even when wet, would provide a
decent amount, but I should have put 140
pounds on. You could see where the
overlaps were, and headlands were
beautiful with the extra. WW responds so
well to n. Do not skimp. But get a soil
test to be sure.

[hobbyfrmr]

I am north of Saskatoon. I have found the seed I
require. Thank you for the help.

[food4u]

Thank you Freewheat, guess I know what my
job is today.

[freewheat]

Hey, who knows what a test may show? You
may be good. But I would like to save you
the 30 or 40 bushels an acre I left on the
table that year. Twas my own fault.

[food4u]

1 more question Freewheat, did you do a
split application or put it all down at
once?? We are in a drier area than you and
I am leaning to a split app.

[freewheat]

I did single app. I just spread it
myself with an old spreader. Did 46 and
it rained that night about 6 tenths. In
that way it was perfect. I can't help
you on the split app. question. Sorry. I
put 50 pounds like a dummy thinking two
years would have given me the balance.
Yielded only 40 to 50. Where I
overlapped, I am sure it was more like
80 plus. I figured the numbers out that
fall. Had I spent 20 bucks more on n, I
probably would have gained 150 to 200
more dollars an acre, as the wheat was
worth 8 bucks or so that year. Between
taking another guys advice, and not soil
testing, I lost stupid potential on the
300 acres I had in. GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

[food4u]

Was thinking maybe the split app would
help to raise the protein level.

[freewheat]

I guess it depends on your market target.
I would think it would help.