Crop directory
Winter Wheat across all 50 states.
Triticum aestivumRow CropFrost Hardy240–270 days to maturitySoil-temp ≥ 40°F
Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a row crop crop with a frost hardy frost profile. Across all 50 states, 40 have winter wheat as a primary crop, 9 as secondary, 0 as limited, and 1 as trial-only.
Agronomy reference
Soil-temp minimum
40°F
Soil-temp optimum
50–75°F
Days to maturity
240–270
Water (in/wk)
0.5–1"
Soil pH
6–7.5
Nitrogen demand
moderate
Source: www.nrcs.usda.gov
Primary in 40 states
Commercially significant or common.
- AlabamaZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- ArizonaZone 8bFall · November 3–November 24
- ArkansasZone 7bFall · October 18–November 8
- ColoradoZone 5bFall · September 28–October 19
- ConnecticutZone 6bFall · October 8–October 29
- DelawareZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- GeorgiaZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- IdahoZone 5bFall · September 18–October 9
- IllinoisZone 6aFall · October 8–October 29
- IndianaZone 6aFall · October 3–October 24
- IowaZone 5aFall · September 28–October 19
- KansasZone 6aFall · October 8–October 29
- KentuckyZone 6bFall · October 13–November 3
- MaineZone 5aFall · September 18–October 9
- MarylandZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- MassachusettsZone 6aFall · October 3–October 24
- MichiganZone 5bFall · September 28–October 19
- MississippiZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- MissouriZone 6bFall · October 13–November 3
- NebraskaZone 5aFall · September 28–October 19
- NevadaZone 7aFall · October 8–October 29
- New HampshireZone 5bFall · September 24–October 15
- New JerseyZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- New MexicoZone 7aFall · October 8–October 29
- New YorkZone 5bFall · October 3–October 24
- North CarolinaZone 7bFall · October 23–November 13
- OhioZone 6aFall · October 3–October 24
- OklahomaZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- OregonZone 8aFall · October 13–November 3
- PennsylvaniaZone 6bFall · October 8–October 29
- Rhode IslandZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- South CarolinaZone 8aFall · October 29–November 19
- TennesseeZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- TexasZone 8bFall · November 8–November 29
- UtahZone 6bFall · October 3–October 24
- VermontZone 5aFall · September 18–October 9
- VirginiaZone 7aFall · October 18–November 8
- WashingtonZone 8aFall · October 18–November 8
- West VirginiaZone 6bFall · October 8–October 29
- WisconsinZone 5aFall · September 28–October 19
Secondary in 9 states
Grown but not at scale; often gardens / food plots / cover.
- AlaskaZone 4aFall · August 29–September 19
- CaliforniaZone 9aFall · November 23–December 14
- FloridaZone 9bFall · December 8–December 29
- LouisianaZone 9aFall · November 8–November 29
- MinnesotaZone 4aFall · September 18–October 9
- MontanaZone 4bFall · September 13–October 4
- North DakotaZone 4aFall · September 13–October 4
- South DakotaZone 4bFall · September 18–October 9
- WyomingZone 4bFall · September 8–September 29
Trial in 1 states
Outside typical climate envelope; growers attempt with row covers / high tunnels.
- HawaiiZone 11aFall · December 24–January 14
Beyond the harvest
Hunting use · food plot
Winter Wheat as a hunting food plot.
Winter wheat fields green up early in spring and provide one of the best early-season turkey strutting habitats. Deer use winter wheat in late winter when other forage is exhausted.
Attractswhitetail deerwild turkey
Winter Wheat planting in your county.
Bield: Farm ties weather and soil-temperature stations in your county to winter wheat planting thresholds — get notified when conditions clear your target.