Description
Fagopyrum esculentum
Awesome green manure and insectary plant! Smothers weeds! Edible seeds!
A favorite of organic farmers for summer planting after spring crops come out, it grows quickly and smothers weeds. As a dynamic phosphorous accumulator, it can be repeatedly cut back until it dies in the fall frosts, to increase soil fertility and make a mulch that’s perfect for planting into next spring. Or, let it flower profusely and feed an enormous cache of pollinators & beneficial insects, and then make nutritious, edible seeds that you can eat or plant next year!
Seeds grown by Sonshine Acres in Emmett, Idaho.
60 seeds.
Directions: Direct seed after danger of frost has passed. 75-85 days to maturity for seed harvest, 38-44 days to maturity for flowers.
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Planting Depth |
Seed Spacing |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
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1/2” |
3” |
3-7 |
42 or 80 |