🌾 Wheat Triticum aestivum
🌾 Grain 🧬 Grass family (Grasses)
Companion plants for Wheat (Grain): good neighbours to grow together, plants it dislikes, and sowing tips. EkoHarita — Dünya varmış!
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Good Companions — Plant Together
Bad Neighbours — Keep Them Apart
Conflicting Neighbours
Growing & Sowing Tips
📅 SowingSow winter wheat in autumn and spring wheat in early spring; broadcast directly onto the soil and rake in.
🌱 Depth3-5 cm
📏 SpacingSow in bands; 15-20 cm between rows
🌞 SunFull sun
💧 WateringLow to moderate; critical during germination and heading, dry weather is good as it ripens
🧺 HarvestCut once the ears turn yellow and dry like straw (when moisture drops below 14%)
🪴 SoilDeep, moderately fertile, well-draining; grows poorly in heavy clay soil
⭐ DifficultyModerate
🗓️ SeasonSpring / Autumn / Winter
📅 Calendar is for the Northern Hemisphere; in the Southern Hemisphere shift sowing times by ~6 months.
💡 Key tip: In a small garden it is practical to use it as a cover crop / green manure; together with a legume (vetch, clover), winter wheat improves soil structure and nitrogen and suppresses weeds. If the sowing rate in kg/m² is not calculated correctly, yields drop.
🤝 Companion logic: Yarrow and marigold are beneficial: both attract the natural enemies (parasitoid wasps, ladybirds, hoverflies) of the grain aphid. Intercropping with garlic reduced the grain aphid (Sitobion avenae) and increased natural enemies and yield in peer-reviewed Chinese field trials. Keep it away from potatoes: the risk of shared wireworm is high. Note: marigold's (Tagetes) nematode suppression mainly works when it is grown as a cover/rotation crop in the PREVIOUS season; its effect is limited when intercropped at the same time.
🔬 Scientific References
- North Carolina State University Extension (t.y.) Triticum aestivum (Wheat, Winter Wheat). NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Erişim adresi: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/triticum-aestivum/ (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- SARE Outreach (2007) 'Winter Wheat', Managing Cover Crops Profitably. 3. baskı. Erişim adresi: https://www.sare.org/publications/managing-cover-crops-profitably/nonlegume-cover-crops/winter-wheat/ (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Bongard, P., Oelke, E. ve Simmons, S. (2021) Spring wheat growth and development guide. University of Minnesota Extension. Erişim adresi: https://extension.umn.edu/growing-small-grains/spring-wheat-growth-and-development-guide (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- University of Minnesota Extension (t.y.) Growing small grains. Erişim adresi: https://extension.umn.edu/small-grains/growing-small-grains (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Tripathi, S.C., Venkatesh, K., Meena, R.P., Chander, S. ve Singh, G.P. (2021) 'Sustainable intensification of maize and wheat cropping system through pulse intercropping', Scientific Reports, 11, 18805. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-98179-2.
- Kammoun, B., Journet, E.-P., Justes, E. ve Bedoussac, L. (2021) 'Cultivar grain yield in durum wheat-grain legume intercrops could be estimated from sole crop yields and interspecific interaction index', Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 733705. doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.733705.
- Thompson, A. (2024) How to plant, grow, and care for wheat. Epic Gardening. Erişim adresi: https://www.epicgardening.com/growing-wheat/ (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Riotte, L. (1998) Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing.
- T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, Tarla Bitkileri Merkez Araştırma Enstitüsü (t.y.) Ekmeklik Buğday. Erişim adresi: https://arastirma.tarimorman.gov.tr/tarlabitkileri/Menu/108/Ekmeklik-Bugday (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Süzer, S. (t.y.) Buğday Tarımı. T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, Trakya Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü, Edirne. Erişim adresi: https://arastirma.tarimorman.gov.tr/ttae/Sayfalar/Detay.aspx?SayfaId=69 (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- Tarfin (2023) Buğday yetiştiriciliği nasıl yapılır? Erişim adresi: https://tarfin.com/blog/bugday-yetistiriciligi-nasil-yapilir (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension (2016) Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) evapotranspiration (crop water use) and crop coefficients (EC3005). Erişim adresi: https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/ec3005/winter-wheat-triticum-aestivum-l-evapotranspiration-crop-water-use-and-crop-coefficients-ec3005 (Erişim: 12 Haziran 2026).