Red Fife Wheat (Scotch Fife)

• 150 seeds
• Untreated seed
• Open pollinated
• Distance between plants - 2-4"
• Full sun ++
• Water every 1-2 days at first and then 2-3 days
• Days to maturity - 110-125 days
• Days to germination - 10-15 days
• Height - 18-30"
• Triticum aestivum
• Germination - 80%

A Scottish variety that came to Canada (Turtle Island) in 1842 and was planted by David Fyfe and his wife Jane Beckett in

Otonabee, Peterborough Ontario. This variety has a long history here and is very much adapted to our climate. An ideal wheat for your northern garden.

Other names in the US:

Bernard Fife, Herman Fife, MacKendry Fife, MacKissing Fife, Philsbury Fife, WendonFife, Wilcox Fife.

Plant: Direct seed on surface of soil 1 week after last frost. Cover a little bit with some soil, but not too much.

Harvest: When the seed heads have grown plump and dried up.

Seeds produced : Le Noyau & Axton Farms