Week 2
Latin name: Triticum aestivum
Chromosome count: 42
Ideal growing conditions: Can be grown as winter or spring wheat, full sun, well-drained soil, an inch of rain per week (though we watered ours more this summer)
How pollinated: Self-pollinated
Breeding system: Self-pollination
Specific characteristics: Red Fife has a lower gluten content than many other varieties of wheat. I’ve read that it can often be tolerated by those with wheat sensitivities (not Celiac disease)