Hard White Spring Wheat

Did you know? That there are several hundred varieties of wheat?! They are put into a certain classes as well, depending upon their color, the hardness and shape of the kernel, as well as the time of year the wheat is planted and harvested. This particular wheat (pictured on the left) is called Hard White Spring.

It is called that because it's a harder grain and used for more yeast breads, tortillas, hard rolls, etc. It is a lighter color than the "Red" grains thus called "white". It was also planted in the spring and harvested in either late summer or early fall, and that's why it's a Spring wheat.

Those are the ways to classify a grain. It seems like a pretty easy way to identify them, even you can do it. Let's say I told you that I had a softer kernel of wheat that had a light white color, and I had planted it in late October and harvested in May. What can you tell me that is? It's simple. That would mean it was a Soft White Winter wheat. See what I mean now? Pretty cool huh? There are many other different types of grain and classes, I'll get into a few more of them later on. :)

Thanks for reading!

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