Description
Fagopyrum esculentum
Awesome green manure and insectary plant! Smothers weeds! Edible seeds!
Buckwheat is a favorite of organic farmers for summer planting after spring crops have come out. It grows extremely quickly, smothering out weeds. Can be cut down as mulch, tilled into the soil as green manure, or allowed to flower to feed bees and other insects. Phosphorus accumulator. Annual. OP.
Seeds grown by Sonshine Acres in Emmett, Idaho.
300 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 |