Fagopyrum esculentum
Buckwheat
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Description
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a fast-growing summer green manure that thrives even on poor soils, mobilizes phosphate, and attracts bees with its white flower spikes. Botanically it is a knotweed, not a true grain, and it does not belong to any vegetable family, making it suitable for any crop rotation. It is highly frost-sensitive.
Care instructions
Sow buckwheat from May to July when frost danger has passed, directly into the bed and rake it flat. It germinates quickly and shades the soil within weeks. Water sparingly; it tolerates dry conditions well. Cut the plant at full bloom before seeds mature, otherwise it will self-sow. If left as mulch, it decomposes rapidly into loose humus.
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