Wheat likes a cool start and a mild finish. Where winters are short, sowing date is the single biggest lever.
Sow in the window
Every week of delay after the ideal date costs yield, because grain filling then lands in heat. Prepare the land and have seed ready before the window opens.
Seed rate
Use the recommended rate for your variety and sowing date; late sowings need a slightly higher rate because plants tiller less. Seed treated and graded for size gives an even stand.
First irrigation
Give the crown-root irrigation about 3 weeks after sowing; skipping it limits tillers. Later irrigations at jointing, flowering and grain fill protect yield.
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