Buckwheat is a species of cereal grain that is often utilized as a ground cover and erosion control crop. It has natural rapid growth that will usually peak around two feet tall, and it has very lenient nutrient requirements. Around five or six weeks after germination blooms can be found on Buckwheat. It works excellently when it is used to out-compete unwanted weeds and draw in symbiotic insects. Where it is planted it will convert otherwise inaccessible nutrients into useable forms for other plants. As a cover crop, Buckwheat is used because it is easier to till back into the soil. As with other cover crops it should be mowed back before it sets seeds to avoid any unwanted, volunteer seedlings from showing up in the following crop. It will attract deer and wildlife, but it will die out during the first heavy frost. Buckwheat should be planted at a maximum soil depth of one inch.

*Note: Seed at approximately 2-3 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Or 60-80 pounds per acre.

• Product Name: Buckwheat
• Latin Name: Fagopyrum esculentum
• Type: Cereals
• Color: white
• Cycle: Annual
• Origin: Introduced
• Height: 24"
• Germination Time: 3-4 Days
• Seeds Per Pound: 19,500
• Seeding Rate (lbs./acre): 80