If you want to know everything about wheat, you should know that these plants have different types. One of the divisions of wheat is related to their growing season:
Winter wheat
It may seem strange, but you should plant winter wheat in the fall and harvest it in the spring. The reason for naming these wheats is that the cold of winter will cause them to grow fully. In other words, this plant must experience the cold of winter to bloom.
Spring wheat
Spring wheat planting season is spring and it is harvested in late summer or early fall. Spring wheat usually cannot survive the cold of winter; For this reason, it should be cultivated in temperate regions. The growing time of spring wheat is less compared to winter wheat, and the produced product will be less.
Another classification for wheat is based on their hardness and color:
Hard Red Wheat
The cultivation time of hard red winter wheat or hard red winter wheat is longer compared to hard red spring wheat. This wheat has a high amount of high-quality gluten and is used in the production of flour.
Soft Red Wheat
Features of SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT are similar to hard winter wheat. The difference between these two types of wheat is that it is easier to grind soft winter wheat due to its soft texture. These wheats are used to prepare all kinds of cookies, crackers and cakes.
Hard Red Spring Wheat
HARD RED SPRING WHEAT has a lot of gluten and is used to prepare elastic doughs. In breads and sweets whose dough should have an elastic texture, this wheat flour is used. For example, the flour used to make pizza dough and croissants is hard red spring wheat flour.
Hard white wheat
Hard white wheat has a sweeter taste and a brighter color than hard red wheat. These wheats are used to prepare vermicelli and tortilla bread. Hard white wheat is available in both spring and winter forms.
