Planting brome in the spring

Due to the drought conditions last fall I was not able to get the smooth brome seed I ordered planted. This was going to be my first time planting/growing brome. My previous experiences of planting orchard grass in the spring have not been good.....lost the stand to a July drought. I'm just wondering how smooth brome will do when planted in the spring? The orchard grass I have planted in the spring has very few seed heads the first year.....my understanding is that it is like winter wheat and has to go through a period of cold weather to initiate heading. Will smooth brome head out when planted in the spring? How long does smooth brome take to germinate?

Planting brome in the spring