Winter crops can also be sown in December if certain conditions are met — a scientist

Published 2025년 11월 12일

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Winter crops can be sown throughout the entire autumn period, even in December, says scientist Serhiy Avramenko. He clarifies that if the soil condition allows and if possible, it is even possible to sow winter grain crops in winter. This should not be done in the spring.

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Every year, agrarians have questions about the deadlines for sowing winter crops in autumn. This was discussed by Dr. of Agricultural Sciences Serhii Avramenko on his YouTube channel. According to him, winter crops can be sown throughout the entire autumn period. "If the soil condition allows and there is an opportunity, you can even sow winter grain crops in winter. There is no need to do this in spring. That is, you have all of October, November, and even December at your disposal. If you have not managed to sow and there is a need to sow specifically winter crops, you can sow them without fear that they will not vernalize. Almost all modern varieties of winter crops have a short vernalization period and these conditions will be quite sufficient for them, even if you sow them in December," asserts the scientist. He added that if for some reason winter crops are sown in spring, the tillering phase will last "until the next autumn." Therefore, for a more or less guaranteed result, ...
Source: Superagronom

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