Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57
Tracy discussed the merits of Egyptian Wheat as a fast growing and hearty visual and wind screen at the conference with myself and Brian. Additionally, it's characteristics may offer benefits to wildlife. Tracy - if time allows could you please discuss your experiences with the forum and share whatever advice you can? Namely, I'd like to know if I can hand sow it, or if it needs a planter. This would serve as useful science for the forum community.

See link below for thread on iowawhitetail.com - appears it's cold tolerant at least up to the Midwest, and grows 10'+.

http://iowawhitetail.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28421&page=14


TJ, it was a pleasure to meet u and it felt good to make a suggestion that might solve a muddy water problem by reducing wind across the water.
Ok, so my experience with Egyptian wheat is as follows. I was looking for a screening/barrier to give additional cover around some of my wildlife food plots here in E Texas. I disked the area 8 foot wide and 100 yds long and then threw the seeds and covered by dragging some fence over seeded
ground. the EW came up good and grew to around 10 feet. It worked just like I wanted. The stalks are still standing but now in a winter form with a golden color. It will act as a wind break if planted in a wider path of 8 feet, in fact I would look at 16' for a really good wind break. I will do it again and unlike bamboo it will not spread. I hope this helps to break wind across a muddy pond.
Tracy

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Tracy