Pembroke Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Seeds – Kentucky-Bred Soft Red Winter Wheat, High Yield, Disease-Resistant, Cover Crop & Food Plots

Minimum: 300+ Seeds

The Kentucky-Bred Winter Wheat Built to Perform

Pembroke was bred with a specific job in mind: reliable, high-yielding soft red winter wheat that holds up to real disease pressure across a working season. Developed in Kentucky, this variety has proven itself with growers who need dependable performance, whether the end goal is a grain harvest, a genuine cover crop, or a food plot that draws and holds deer and turkey through fall and winter. This is a working wheat variety, not a niche seed grown for looks alone.

Who Plants Pembroke Wheat?
The grain grower wanting a proven, high-yield soft red winter wheat variety.
The cover crop user needing a disease-resistant grain for soil building and erosion control.
The food plot manager wanting a reliable, palatable grain to draw deer and turkey.

What This Kentucky-Bred Wheat Actually Is
Triticum aestivum 'Pembroke' is a soft red winter wheat variety developed in Kentucky, bred for high yield potential and genuine resistance to common wheat diseases that can undermine a season's crop. Plants are sown in fall, overwinter as a hardy, low-growing stand, and resume active growth in spring before heading out and maturing to grain by early summer. Its disease resistance package makes it a reliable performer across variable growing conditions, reducing losses that less resistant varieties are prone to. Beyond grain production, the same qualities that make it a strong wheat crop also make it a genuinely effective cover crop and food plot planting, with palatable, nutritious foliage that deer and turkey readily graze through fall and winter. Grown as a cool-season annual, sown in fall for a summer grain harvest.

In the Field & Food Plot

• Grain harvest: Grow as a genuine soft red winter wheat crop for milling, baking, or sale.
• Cover crop planting: Use for fall soil cover, erosion control, and organic matter ahead of a spring crop.
• Deer and turkey food plot: Plant for palatable fall and winter forage that draws and holds game.
• Disease-resistant rotation: Rely on built-in resistance where wheat disease pressure has been a problem.
• Soil-building rotation: Use in rotation with other crops to build organic matter and structure.
• Straw production: Grow for both grain and straw as a working dual-purpose crop.

Growing Pembroke Wheat Seeds

• Start method: Drill or broadcast seed onto a prepared seedbed; drilling improves stand uniformity.
• Timing: Plant in fall, typically September to October depending on region and first frost timing.
• Seeding rate: Follow standard winter wheat seeding rates for grain or food plot use.
• Sunlight: Full sun.
• Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil supports the strongest yield and disease resistance performance.
• Watering: Relies mainly on natural rainfall; consistent fall moisture supports strong establishment.
• Overwintering: Plants persist through winter as a low, hardy stand, resuming growth in spring.
• Grazing timing: For food plots, allow establishment before introducing deer or turkey.
• Days to maturity: Typically ready for grain harvest by early summer, roughly 8 to 9 months after fall planting.
• Harvest: Combine or hand-harvest once grain heads dry fully for milling or storage.
• Hardiness: Reliable cold-hardy winter annual; overwinters well in most temperate climates.

Before You Close This Page
This is wheat bred to do the job reliably, whether that job is a milling-quality grain harvest, a genuine soil-building cover crop, or a food plot that keeps deer and turkey coming back through winter. Pembroke Wheat combines real disease resistance with strong yield potential, developed and proven under working Kentucky growing conditions. It performs the same whether you're feeding a family, building soil, or managing land for wildlife. Grow the wheat that was bred to perform, not just grow.