Buckwheat seed (Fagopyrum esculentum) is widely grown as a grain forage crop, bee pasture, and soil improving cover crop. It is a warm season grain with a rapid and dense growth. Often used in rotation with vegetables.
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is often grown to attract beneficial insects and as pasture for honey bees.
Planting Instructions:
Seeding rate:
50-60 lb./acre drilled
96 lbs/acre broadcast
Planting Depth:
1/2 – 1 inch
Avg. 14,800 seeds/lb.
Performs well on low fertility soil but not droughty or excessively wet soils. Sow in late May through July and till in about a month later, when flowering has begun. For grain harvest, sow 3 months before fall frost. Harvest after killing frost.
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